HETERODIMERIC ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TGFbetaRII

ABSTRACT

Provided herein are novel antibodies that bind TGFßRII and methods of making and using such antibodies. The antibodies provided advantageously block TGFß activity in a broad population of cells (e.g., active and unactivated hematopoietic cells), and find use wherein such blockage of TGFß activity is desirable, for example, for the treatment of cancers. In some embodiments, the antibodies are novel αTGFßRII×αCD5 and αTGFßRII×αPD-1 bispecific antibodies.

PRIORITY

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 63/110,908, filed Nov. 6, 2020, which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety.

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BACKGROUND

One mechanism by which tumors evade immune surveillance is by producingthe immunosuppressive cytokine TGFß which directly inhibits theexpression of cytolytic proteins such as IFNγ which are necessary for Tcell-mediated tumor cytotoxicity. Additionally, TGFß is pro-fibrotic andpromotes the expansion of fibroblasts. Cancer-associated fibroblasts(CAFs) have been reported to promote tumor survival and proliferation(Orimo et al., 2006; Xing et al., 2011), for example by providing growthfactors for angiogenesis and by further encouraging an immunosuppressiveenvironment, and have been associated with poor prognosis (Underwood etal, 2015).

Accordingly, a number of therapies have been developed to block theTGFß/TGFßR axis such as anti-TGFßRII antibodies. However, such therapieshave varied in success. For example, an anti-TGFßRII mAb resulted inuncontrolled cytokine release syndrome. Therefore, there is a need andpotential for effective therapy targeting the TGFß/TGFßR axis withenhanced safety profiles.

SUMMARY

Provided herein are novel antibodies that bind TGFßRII. In someembodiments, the anti-TGFßRII antibodies bispecific heterodimericantibodies. In some embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII antibodies areanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bispecific antibodies. In some embodiments, theanti-TGFßRII antibodies are anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bispecificantibodies. Also provided herein are methods of making and using suchantibodies. The antibodies provided advantageously block TGFß activityin a broad population of cells (e.g., active and unactivatedhematopoietic cells), and find use wherein such blockage of TGFßactivity is desirable, for example, for the treatment of cancers.

In a first aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric antibodycomprising:

a) a first monomer comprising: i) a scFv comprising a first variableheavy domain, an scFv linker and a first variable light domain; and ii)a first Fc domain, wherein the scFv is covalently attached to theN-terminus of the first Fc domain using a domain linker; b) a secondmonomer comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, aVH1-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3, wherein VH is a first variable heavy domain andCH2-CH3 is a second Fc domain; and c) a light chain comprising, fromN-terminus to C-terminus, VL1-CL, wherein VL1 is a variable light domainand CL is a constant light domain. The VH1 and the VL1 together form afirst antigen binding domain (ABD). The scFv comprises a second VHdomain (VH2), a scFv linker, and a second VL domain (VL2), wherein theVH2 and the VL2 together form a second ABD. Further, one of the firstABD and second ABD is a TGFßRII binding domain and the other of thefirst ABD and second ABD is a CD5 binding domain. The TGFßRII bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ IDNO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006,SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ IDNO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and a variable light domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703,SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ IDNO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. The CD5 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ IDNO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ IDNO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ IDNO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ IDNO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ IDNO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ IDNO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ IDNO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ IDNO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ IDNO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and a variable light domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ IDNO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ IDNO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ IDNO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ IDNO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ IDNO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ IDNO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ IDNO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ IDNO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ IDNO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141.

In some embodiments, the first ABD is a CD5 binding domain and thesecond ABD is a TGFßRII binding domain. In exemplary embodiments, theTGFßRII binding domain comprises: a) a variable heavy domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ IDNO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381,SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605,and b) a variable light domain selected from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NOs:1867, 1879, and 1606-1703.

In some embodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variableheavy domain and a variable light domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQ ID NOs:2393 and 1867,respectively.

In certain embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises: a) a variableheavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, and b) a variablelight domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQID NO:2159. In some embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and a variable light domain ofSEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variableheavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ IDNO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377,SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875,and 1323-1605, and a variable light domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs:1867, 1879, and 1606-1703, and the CD5 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ IDNO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ IDNO:2155, and a variable light domain selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159. In some embodiments,the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain andvariable light domain are selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQ ID NOs:2393 and 1867, and the CD5 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and avariable light domain of SEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments, the scFv comprises, from N- to C-terminal, VL2-scFvlinker-VH2. In certain embodiments, the scFv comprises, from N- toC-terminal, VH2-scFv linker-VL2.

In some embodiments, the first Fc domain and second Fc domain are eachvariant Fc domains. In some embodiments, the first and second Fc domainscomprise a set of heterodimerization skew variants selected from thefollowing heterodimerization variants: S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S;S364K:L368D/K370S; S364K:L368E/K370S; D401K: T411E/K360E/Q362E; andT366W:T366S/L368A/Y407V, wherein numbering is according to EU numbering.In exemplary embodiments, the first and second Fc domains compriseheterodimerization skew variants S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S.

In some embodiments, the first and second Fc domains each comprise oneor more ablation variants. In exemplary embodiments, the one or moreablation variants are E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, wherein numberingis according to EU numbering.

In some embodiments, the one of the first or second monomer furthercomprises a pI variant. In exemplary embodiments the CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3of the second monomer comprises pI variantsN208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3 of the second monomercomprises amino acid variantsL368D/K370S/N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D/E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K,and the first Fc domain comprises amino acid variantsS364K/E357Q/E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, wherein numbering isaccording to EU numbering.

In exemplary embodiments, the first and second variant Fc domains eachcomprise amino acid variants 428L/434S.

In another aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric antibodycomprising: a) a first monomer comprising: i) a scFv comprising a firstvariable heavy domain, an scFv linker and a first variable light domain;and ii) a first Fc domain, wherein the scFv is covalently attached tothe N-terminus of the first Fc domain using a domain linker; b) a secondmonomer comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, aVH1-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3, wherein VH is a first variable heavy domain andCH2-CH3 is a second Fc domain; and c) a light chain comprising, fromN-terminus to C-terminus, VL1-CL, wherein VL1 is a variable light domainand CL is a constant light domain. The VH1 and the VL1 together form afirst antigen binding domain (ABD). The scFv comprises a second VHdomain (VH2), a scFv linker, and a second VL domain (VL2), wherein theVH2 and the VL2 together form a second ABD. One of the first ABD andsecond ABD is a TGFßRII binding domain and the other of the first ABDand second ABD is a PD-1 binding domain. The TGFßRII binding domaincomprises a variable heavy domain selected from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and a variable light domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:1867, 1879, and1606-1703, and the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123,SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ IDNO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235,SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ IDNO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347,SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ IDNO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459,SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475, and a variable light domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ IDNO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127,SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ IDNO:167, SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239,SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ IDNO:279, SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351,SEQ ID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ IDNO:391, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQID NO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463,SEQ ID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479.

In some embodiments, the first ABD is a PD-1 binding domain and thesecond ABD is a TGFßRII binding domain.

In certain embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises: a) a variableheavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499,SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ IDNO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, and b) avariable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, and SEQ IDNO:521. In exemplary embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain and a variable light domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959 and 517,respectively.

In some embodiments, the scFv comprises, from N- to C-terminal, VL2-scFvlinker-VH2. In certain embodiments, the scFv comprises, from N- toC-terminal, VH2-scFv linker-VL2.

In some embodiments, the first Fc domain and second Fc domain are eachvariant Fc domains. In some embodiments, the first and second Fc domainscomprise a set of heterodimerization skew variants selected from thefollowing heterodimerization variants: S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S;S364K:L368D/K370S; S364K:L368E/K370S; D401K: T411E/K360E/Q362E; andT366W:T366S/L368A/Y407V, wherein numbering is according to EU numbering.In exemplary embodiments, the first and second Fc domains compriseheterodimerization skew variants S364K/E357Q: L368D/K370S.

In some embodiments, the first and second Fc domains each comprise oneor more ablation variants. In exemplary embodiments, the one or moreablation variants are E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, wherein numberingis according to EU numbering.

In some embodiments, the one of the first or second monomer furthercomprises a pI variant. In exemplary embodiments the CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3of the second monomer comprises pI variantsN208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3 of the second monomercomprises amino acid variantsL368D/K370S/N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D/E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K,and the first Fc domain comprises amino acid variantsS364K/E357Q/E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, wherein numbering isaccording to EU numbering.

In exemplary embodiments, the first and second variant Fc domains eachcomprise amino acid variants 428L/434S.

In another aspect, provided herein is a composition comprising a TGFßRIIbinding domain comprising: a) a variable heavy domain with an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ IDNO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381,SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NOs:1859, 1863,1323-1605; and b) variable light domain with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:1867, and 1606-1703.In some embodiments, the composition is an antibody comprising: a) aheavy chain comprising the VH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3; and b) a light chaincomprising the VL-CL.

In another aspect, provided herein is a composition comprising a CD5binding domain comprising: a) a variable heavy domain with an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2155 and SEQID NO:2147; and b) variable light domain with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2159 and SEQ IDNO:2151. In some embodiments, the composition is an antibody comprising:a) a heavy chain comprising the VH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3; and b) a lightchain comprising the VL-CL.

In yet another aspect, provided herein is a composition comprising a CD5binding domain comprising: a) a variable heavy domain with an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ IDNO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, and SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754; and b) variable light domain with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167,SEQ ID NO:2191, and SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757. In some embodiments, thecomposition is an antibody comprising: a) a heavy chain comprising theVH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3; and b) a light chain comprising the VL-CL.b) alight chain comprising the VL-CL.

In another aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric, bispecificantibody comprising: a) a means for binding TGFßRII attached to a firstmonomer; b) a means for binding CD5 (or PD-1) attached to a secondmonomer; and c) a means for heterodimerization of the first monomer andsecond monomer.

In one aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric, bispecific antibodycomprising: a) a means for binding TGFßRII attached to a first monomer;and b) a means for binding CD5 attached to a second monomer; wherein thefirst monomer comprises a first variant Fc domain, the second monomercomprises a second variant Fc domain, and the first variant Fc domainand second variant Fc domain comprises heterodimerization skew variantsS364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S.

In one aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric, bispecific antibodycomprising: a) a means for binding TGFßRII attached to a first monomer;and b) a means for binding PD-1 attached to a second monomer; whereinthe first monomer comprises a first variant Fc domain, the secondmonomer comprises a second variant Fc domain, and the first variant Fcdomain and second variant Fc domain comprises heterodimerization skewvariants S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S.

In another aspect, provided herein is heterodimeric, bispecific antibodycomprising: a) a means for binding TGFßRII attached to a first monomer;b) a CD5 binding domain attached to a second monomer, wherein the CD5binding domain comprises: i) a variable heavy domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH:SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ IDNO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ IDNO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ IDNO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ IDNO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ IDNO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and ii) a variable lightdomain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141;and c) a means for heterodimerization of the first monomer and secondmonomer. In some embodiments, the variable heavy domain is SEQ IDNO:2187 and the variable light domain is SEQ ID NO:2175.

In one aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric, bispecific antibodycomprising: a) a means for binding CD5 attached to a first monomer; b) aTGFßRII binding domain attached to a second monomer, wherein the TGFßRIIbinding domain comprises: i) a variable heavy domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ IDNO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875,SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572,SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ IDNO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022,SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and ii) a variable light domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319; and c) a means forheterodimerization of the first monomer and second monomer. In someembodiments, the variable heavy domain and variable light domain areselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQID NOs:2393 and 1867, respectively.

In another aspect, provided herein is a heterodimeric, bispecificantibody comprising: a) a means for binding TGFßRII attached to a firstmonomer; b) a PD-1 binding domain attached to a second monomer, whereinthe PD-1 binding domain comprises: i) a variable heavy domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ IDNO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963,SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ IDNO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:203,SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ IDNO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ ID NO:275, SEQID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:315,SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347, SEQ IDNO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:427,SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459, SEQ IDNO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475, and ii) a variable light domain selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975,SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ IDNO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167,SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ IDNO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279,SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ IDNO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391,SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ IDNO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479; and c) a means for heterodimerization ofthe first monomer and second monomer. In some embodiments, the variableheavy domain and the variable light domain are selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959 and 517,respectively.

In another aspect, provided herein is a bispecific antibody comprising:a) a means for binding PD-1 attached to a first monomer; b) a TGFßRIIbinding domain attached to a second monomer, wherein the TGFßRII bindingdomain comprises: i) a variable heavy domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ IDNO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006,SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ IDNO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and ii) a variable light domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319; and c) a means forheterodimerization of the first monomer and second monomer. In someembodiments, the variable heavy domain and variable light domain areselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQID NOs:2393 and 1867, respectively.

In addition, provided herein are nucleic acid compositions that includenucleic acids encoding components of the subject heterodimericantibodies (e.g., first and second monomers and light chains) andantigen binding domains provided herein, expression vectors that includethe nucleic acid compositions and host cells that include the nucleicacid compositions or expression vectors. Also provided herein is amethod of making the subject bispecific heterodimeric antibody byculturing a host cell described herein under conditions wherein thebispecific heterodimeric antibody is produced and recovering theantibody.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method of treating a patientwith cancer comprising administering a bispecific heterodimeric asprovided herein.

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FIGS. 1A-1E depict useful pairs of Fc heterodimerization variant sets(including skew and pI variants). There are variants for which there areno corresponding “monomer 2” variants; these are pI variants which canbe used alone on either monomer. Heterodimer yield (%) and CH3 T_(m) (°C.) of preferred Fc heterodimerization variants were previously describe(see, e.g., FIG. 8 of U.S. Patent Application No. 2019/0248898).

FIG. 2 depicts a list of isosteric variant antibody constant regions andtheir respective substitutions. pI_(−) indicates lower pI variants,while pI_(+) indicates higher pI variants. These can be optionally andindependently combined with other heterodimerization variants of theinventions (and other variant types as well, as outlined herein.)

FIG. 3 depicts useful ablation variants that ablate FcγR binding(sometimes referred to as “knock outs” or “KO” variants). Generally,ablation variants are found on both monomers, although in some casesthey may be on only one monomer.

FIG. 4 depicts particularly useful embodiments of “non-Fv” components ofthe invention.

FIG. 5 depicts a number of charged scFv linkers that find use inincreasing or decreasing the pI of the subject heterodimeric bsAbs thatutilize one or more scFv as a component, as described herein. The (+H)positive linker finds particular use herein. A single prior art scFvlinker with a single charge is referenced as “Whitlow”, from Whitlow etal., Protein Engineering 6(8):989-995 (1993). It should be noted thatthis linker was used for reducing aggregation and enhancing proteolyticstability in scFvs. Such charged scFv linkers can be used in any of thesubject antibody formats disclosed herein that include scFvs (includingbut not limited to 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc, 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc, 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc,2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc, etc.).

FIG. 6 depicts a number of exemplary domain linkers. In someembodiments, these linkers find use linking a single-chain Fv or VHH toan Fc chain. In some embodiments, these linkers may be combined in anyorientation. For example, a GGGGS linker may be combined with a “lowerhalf hinge” linker at the N-terminus or at the C-terminus.

FIGS. 7A-7D show the sequences of several useful heterodimeric backbonesbased on human IgG, without the VH, CH1, and hinge sequences. Suchbackbones can be used with any of the heterodimeric antibodies disclosedherein, including heterodimeric antibodies that include any of theTGFßRII binding domains, PD1 binding domains, and CD5 binding domainsdisclosed herein, including the figures and sequence listing, andheterodimeric bispecific antibodies disclosed herein (e.g.,αTGFßRII×αPD-1 and αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAb). The backbones can be used incombination with any of TGFßRII binding domains, PD1 binding domains,an/or CD5 binding domains disclosed herein, including the figures andsequence listing. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 1 is based on human IgG1(356E/358M allotype), and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, andthe E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on both chains.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 2 is based on human IgG1 (356E/358M allotype),and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K skew variant on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, and theE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on both chains.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 3 is based on human IgG1 (356E/358M allotype),and includes the L368E/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K skew variant on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, and theE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on both chains.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 4 is based on human IgG1 (356E/358M allotype),and includes the K360E/Q362E/T411E skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the D401K skew variant on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, and theE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on both chains.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 5 is based on human IgG1 (356D/358L allotype),and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, andthe E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on both chains.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 6 is based on human IgG1 (356E/358M allotype),and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, andthe E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants and N297A variantthat removes glycosylation on both chains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 7is based on human IgG1 (356E/358M allotype), and includes theL368D/K370S skew variants and the Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants ona first heterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skew variants on asecond heterodimeric Fc chain, and the E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267Kablation variants and N297S variant that removes glycosylation on bothchains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 8 is based on human IgG4, and includesthe L368D/K370S skew variants and the Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pIvariants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skewvariants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, and the S228P (according toEU numbering, S241P in Kabat) variant that ablates Fab arm exchange (asis known in the art) on both chains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 9 isbased on human IgG2, and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain.Heterodimeric Fc backbone 10 is based on human IgG2, and includes theL368D/K370S skew variants and the Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants ona first heterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skew variants on asecond heterodimeric Fc chain, and the S267K ablation variant on bothchains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 11 is based on human IgG1 (356E/358Mallotype), and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, andthe E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants and M428L/N434SXtend variants on both chains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 12 is based onhuman IgG1 (356E/358M allotype), and includes the L368D/K370S skewvariants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skewvariants and P217R/P229R/N276K pI variants on a second heterodimeric Fcchain, and the E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants on bothchains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 13 is based on human IgG1 (356D/358Lallotype), and includes the L368D/K370S skew variants and theQ295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain,the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, andthe E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants and M428L/N434SXtend variants on both chains. Heterodimeric Fc backbone 14 is based onhuman IgG1 (356E/358M allotype), and includes the L368D/K370S skewvariants and the Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pI variants on a firstheterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skew variants on a secondheterodimeric Fc chain, and the E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablationvariants and M428L/N434A Xtend variants on both chains. Heterodimeric Fcbackbone 15 is based on human IgG1 (356D/358L allotype), and includesthe L368D/K370S skew variants and the Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D pIvariants on a first heterodimeric Fc chain, the S364K/E357Q skewvariants on a second heterodimeric Fc chain, and theE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variants and M428L/N434A Xtendvariants on both chains.

Included within each of these backbones are sequences that are 90, 95,98 and 99% identical (as defined herein) to the recited sequences,and/or contain from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 additional aminoacid substitutions (as compared to the “parent” of the Figure, which, aswill be appreciated by those in the art, already contain a number ofamino acid modifications as compared to the parental human IgG1 (or IgG2or IgG4, depending on the backbone). That is, the recited backbones maycontain additional amino acid modifications (generally amino acidsubstitutions) in addition or as an alternative to the skew, pI andablation variants contained within the backbones of this Figure.

FIG. 8 depicts sequences for “CH1+hinge” that find use in embodiments ofthe antibodies disclosed herein that utilize a Fab binding domain. Suchsequences can be used, for example with any of the heterodimericantibodies disclosed herein that utilize a Fab binding domain, includingheterodimeric antibodies that include any of the TGFßRII bindingdomains, PD1 binding domains, and CD5 binding domains disclosed herein,including the figures and sequence listing, and heterodimeric bispecificantibodies disclosed herein (e.g., αTGFßRII×αPD-1 and αTGFßRII×αCD5bsAb). The CH1+ hinge sequences can be used in combination with any ofthe TGFßRII binding domains, PD1 binding domains, an/or CD5 bindingdomains disclosed herein, including the figures and sequence listing.The “CH1+ hinge” sequences find use linking the variable heavy domain(V_(H)) to the Fc backbones (as depicted in FIG. 39). For particularembodiments wherein the Fab is on the (+) side, the “CH1(+)+ hinge”sequences may find use. For particular embodiments wherein the Fab is onthe (−) side, the “CH1(−)+ hinge” sequences may find use.

FIG. 9 depicts sequences for “CH1+ half hinge” domain linker that finduse in embodiments of the heterodimeric bispecific antibodies disclosedherein (e.g., αTGFßRII×αPD-1 and αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs) of the highervalency formats, including but not limited to the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fcformat and 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format. The “CH1+ half hinge” sequences finduse linking the variable heavy domain (V_(H)) to the scFv domain on theFab-scFv-Fc side of the bispecific antibody or the VH to the VHH domainon the Fab-VHH-Fc side. It should be noted that other linkers may beused in place of the “CH1+upper half hinge”. The CH1+half hingesequences can be used in combination with any of the TGFßRII bindingdomains, PD1 binding domains, an/or CD5 binding domains disclosedherein, including those disclosed in the figures and sequence listing.

FIG. 10 depicts sequences for “CH1” that find use in embodiments of theheterodimeric bispecific antibodies disclosed herein (e.g.,αTGFßRII×αPD-1 and αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs). These sequences can be used incombination with any of the TGFßRII binding domains, PD1 bindingdomains, an/or CD5 binding domains disclosed herein, including thosedisclosed in the figures and sequence listing.

FIG. 11 depicts sequences for “hinge” that find use in embodiments ofthe heterodimeric bispecific antibodies disclosed herein (e.g.,αTGFßRII×αPD-1 and αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs). These sequences can be used incombination with any of the TGFßRII binding domains, PD1 bindingdomains, an/or CD5 binding domains disclosed herein, including thosedisclosed in the figures and sequence listing.

FIG. 12 depicts the sequences of several useful constant light domainbackbones based on human IgG1, without the Fv sequences (e.g. the scFvor the Fab). Included herein are constant light backbone sequences thatare 90, 95, 98 and 99% identical (as defined herein) to the recitedsequences, and/or contain from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10additional amino acid modifications. These sequences can be used incombination with any of the TGFßRII binding domains, PD1 bindingdomains, an/or CD5 binding domains disclosed herein, including thosedisclosed in the figures and sequence listing.

FIG. 13 depicts the sequences for XENP16432, an anti-PD-1 mAb based onnivolumab and IgG1 backbone with E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267Kablation variant. CDRs are underlined and slashes indicate the border(s)between the variable regions and constant domain.

FIG. 14 depicts 1+1 bispecific formats of the present invention. FIG.14A depicts the “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc” format, with a first Fab arm binding afirst antigen X and a second scFv arm binding a second antigen Y. The1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format comprises a first monomer comprising a firstheavy chain variable region (VH1) covalently attached to the N-terminusof a first heterodimeric Fc backbone (optionally via a linker), a secondmonomer comprising an scFv covalently attached to the N-terminus of asecond corresponding heterodimeric Fc backbone (optionally via alinker), and a third monomer comprising a light chain variable region(VL) covalently attached to a light chain constant domain, wherein theVL is complementary to the VH1. FIG. 14B depicts the “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc”format, with a with a first Fab arm binding a first antigen X and asecond VHH arm binding a second antigen Y. The 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc formatcomprises a first monomer comprising a first heavy chain variable region(VH1) covalently attached to the N-terminus of a first heterodimeric Fcbackbone (optionally via a linker), a second monomer comprising a VHHcovalently attached to the N-terminus of a second correspondingheterodimeric Fc backbone (optionally via a linker), and a third monomercomprising a light chain variable region (VL) covalently attached to alight chain constant domain, wherein the VL is complementary to the VH1.FIG. 14C depicts the “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc” format, with a first VHH armbinding a first antigen X and a second scFv arm binding a second antigenY. The 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format comprises a first monomer comprising a VHHcovalently attached to the N-terminus of a first heterodimeric Fcbackbone (optionally via a linker) and a second monomer comprising asingle-chain Fv (scFv) covalently attached to the N-terminus of a secondcorresponding heterodimeric Fc backbone (optionally via a linker). Asingle-chain Fv or scFv is a heavy chain variable region covalentlylinked to a corresponding light chain region to form an antigen bindingdomain. As used herein, a VHH is the antigen binding domain of heavychain only antibodies, a VHH is the heavy chain variable region of heavychain only antibodies. X may be TGFßRII and Y may be PD1 or CD5, andvice versa.

FIG. 15 depicts illustrative higher valency formats, in particular 2+1bispecific formats, of the present invention. FIG. 15A depicts the “2+1Fab₂-scFv-Fc” format, with a first Fab arm binding a first antigen X anda second Fab-scFv arm, wherein the Fab binds first antigen X and thescFv binds a second antigen Y. The 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format comprises afirst monomer comprising a first heavy chain variable region (VH1)covalently attached to the N-terminus of a first heterodimeric Fcbackbone (optionally via a linker), a second monomer comprising the VH1covalently attached (optionally via a linker) to a single-chain Fvcovalently attached (optionally via a linker) to the N-terminus of asecond corresponding heterodimeric Fc backbone, and a third monomercomprising a light chain variable region covalently to a light chainconstant domain, wherein the light chain variable region iscomplementary to the VH1. FIG. 15B depicts the “2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc” format,with a first Fab arm binding a first antigen X and a second Fab-VHH arm,wherein the Fab binds first antigen X and the VHH binds a second antigenY. The 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format comprises a first monomer comprising afirst heavy chain variable region (VH1) covalently attached to theN-terminus of a first heterodimeric Fc backbone (optionally via alinker), a second monomer comprising the VH1 covalently attached(optionally via a linker) to a VHH covalently attached (optionally via alinker) to the N-terminus of a second corresponding heterodimeric Fcbackbone, and a third monomer comprising a light chain variable regioncovalently to a light chain constant domain, wherein the light chainvariable region is complementary to the VH1. A single-chain Fv or scFvis a heavy chain variable region covalently linked to a correspondinglight chain region to form an antigen binding domain. As used herein, aVHH is the antigen binding domain of heavy chain only antibodies. X maybe TGFßRII and Y may be PD1 or CD5, and vice versa.

FIGS. 16A-16D depict the induction of SMAD2/3 phosphorylation on A) CD4⁺T cells, B) CD8⁺ T cells, C) B cells, and D) NK cells by soluble TGFß1.The data show that TGFß1 dose dependently induces phosphorylation ofSMAD2/3 on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells, and limited phosphorylation of SMAD2/3on B cells and NK cells.

FIGS. 17A-17C depict A) the induction of IFNγ release, B) CD3⁺ T cellproliferation as indicated by percentage CD3+Ki67+ T cells, and C) CD95expression on CD3⁺ T cells in mixed lymphocyte reactions followingincubation with XENP16432 (PD-1 blockade mAb based on nivolumab withPVA_S267K) in the absence or presence of 1 ng/ml soluble TGFß1 (asindicated by *). The data show that PD-1 blockade enhances IFNγsecretion, CD3⁺ T cell proliferation, and CD95 expression; but, thepresence of TGFß1 suppresses this effect.

FIG. 18 depicts the sequences for TGFßRII for both human and cynomolgusmonkey to facilitate the development of antigen binding domains thatbind to both for ease of clinical development.

FIGS. 19A and 19B depict the variable heavy and variable light chainsfor illustrative anti-TGFßRII ABDs which find use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bispecific antibodies of the invention. The CDRsare underlined. As noted herein and is true for every sequence hereincontaining CDRs, the exact identification of the CDR locations may beslightly different depending on the numbering used as is shown in Table2, and thus included herein are not only the CDRs that are underlinedbut also CDRs included within the V_(H) and V_(L) domains using othernumbering systems.

FIG. 20 depicts the sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII antibodies.It is important to note that these sequences were generated based onhuman IgG1, with an ablation variant (E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K,“IgG1_PVA_/S267K”). The CDRs are underlined. As noted herein and is truefor every sequence herein containing CDRs, the exact identification ofthe CDR locations may be slightly different depending on the numberingused as is shown in Table 2, and thus included herein are not only theCDRs that are underlined but also CDRs included within the V_(H) andV_(L) domains using other numbering systems.

FIG. 21 depicts the dose dependent binding of various anti-TGFßRIIantibodies to stimulated human PBMCs.

FIG. 22 depicts the antigen sequences for PD-1 for both human andcynomolgus monkey to facilitate the development of antigen bindingdomains that bind to both for ease of clinical development.

FIG. 23 depicts epitope binning of a bivalent anti-PD-1 mAb based onnivolumab, in-house produced pembrolizumab, chimeric mAb A, chimeric mAbB, and chimeric mAb C as indicated by normalized BLI-response Octet.Normalized BLI-response greater than 0.5 indicate that an antibody pairdoes not bin to the same epitope.

FIGS. 24A-24AA depict sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bsAbs in the “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkersare double underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in theart, the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/)indicate the border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fcregions. As noted herein and is true for every sequence hereincontaining CDRs, the exact identification of the CDR locations may beslightly different depending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2,and thus included herein are not only the CDRs that are underlined butalso CDRs included within the V_(H) and V_(L) domains using othernumbering systems. As will be appreciated by those in the art, the V_(H)and V_(L) domains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the invention.

FIG. 25 depicts sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbsin the “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkers aredouble underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in the art,the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/) indicatethe border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fc regions. Asnoted herein and is true for every sequence herein containing CDRs, theexact identification of the CDR locations may be slightly differentdepending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus includedherein are not only the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs includedwithin the V_(H) and V_(L) domains using other numbering systems. Aswill be appreciated by those in the art, the V_(H) and V_(L) (whereapplicable) domains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the invention.

FIG. 26 depicts sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbsin the “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkers aredouble underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in the art,the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/) indicatethe border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fc regions. Asnoted herein and is true for every sequence herein containing CDRs, theexact identification of the CDR locations may be slightly differentdepending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus includedherein are not only the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs includedwithin the V_(H) and V_(L) domains using other numbering systems. Aswill be appreciated by those in the art, the V_(H) and V_(L) (whereapplicable) domains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the invention.

FIGS. 27A-27L depict sequences for control anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAbs.The CDRs are underlined, linkers are double underlined (although as willbe appreciated by those in the art, the linkers can be replaced by otherlinkers), and slashes (/) indicate the border(s) between the variableregions and constant/Fc regions. As noted herein and is true for everysequence herein containing CDRs, the exact identification of the CDRlocations may be slightly different depending on numbering used as isshown in Table 2, and thus included herein are not only the CDRs thatare underlined but also CDRs included within the V_(H) and V_(L) domainsusing other numbering systems. As will be appreciated by those in theart, the V_(H) and V_(L) (where applicable) domains can be formatted asFab or scFvs for use in the anti-RSV×anti-PD1 bsAbs.

FIGS. 28A and 28B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by A) bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies and B)monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies in CD4⁺ T cells. Reduced potency(i.e. larger EC50 values) TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylationindicates TGFßRII-blockade by the test articles. The data show that theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked TGFß1 activity as indicated bydecreased potency of TGFß1 in inducing SMAD2/3 phosphorylation followingincubation with the bsAbs. The anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs havinganti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking ofTGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells comparedto corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs and anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAbs. TheTGFßRII binding domain TBRII-C was unable to block TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation both in the context of a bivalent mAb and in the contextof an anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb.

FIGS. 29 and 29B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by A) bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies and B)monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies in CD8⁺ T cells. Reduced potency(i.e. larger EC50 values) TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylationindicates TGFßRII-blockade by the test articles. The data show that theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked TGFß1 activity as indicated bydecreased potency of TGFß1 in inducing SMAD2/3 phosphorylation followingincubation with the bsAbs. The anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs havinganti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking ofTGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells comparedto corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs and anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAbs. TheTGFßRII binding domain TBRII-C was unable to block TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation both in the context of a bivalent mAb and in the contextof an anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb.

FIGS. 30A and 30B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by A) bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies and B)monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies in B cells. Reduced potency (i.e.larger EC50 values) TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation indicatesTGFßRII-blockade by the test articles.

FIGS. 31A and 31B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by A) bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies and B)monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies in NK cells. Reduced potency (i.e.larger EC50 values) TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation indicatesTGFßRII-blockade by the test articles.

FIGS. 32A and 32B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies in A) CD8⁺ T cellsand B) CD4⁺ T cells. The data show that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbsdose dependently blocks TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation. The αPD1bispecifics show superior blocking compared to αRSV bispecifics. Incomparing the activity of XENP34287 and XENP34288 with XENP33045, itappears that using a Fab domain for PD-1 targeting enhances the potencyof the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs.

FIG. 33 depicts the induction of IFNγ release in mixed lymphocytereactions following incubation with bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodiesand monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies alone or in combination withXENP16432 (PD-1 blockade mAb based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K) in theabsence or presence of 1 ng/ml soluble TGFß1 (as indicated by *). Thedata show that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked the suppressiveeffect of TGFß1 and that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs havinganti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking ofTGFß1-induced suppression compared to corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs.The data shows that XENP33045 and XENP33046 respectively in combinationwith XENP16432 enhanced IFNγ secretion in comparison to XENP33045 orXENP33046 alone.

FIG. 34 depicts CD3⁺ T cell proliferation as indicated by percentageCD3+Ki67+ T cells in mixed lymphocyte reactions following incubationwith bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies and monospecific anti-TGFßRIIantibodies alone or in combination with XENP16432 (PD-1 blockade mAbbased on nivolumab with PVA_S267K) in the absence or presence of 1 ng/mlsoluble TGFß1 (as indicated by *). The data show that theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked the suppressive effect of TGFß1 andthat the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs having anti-TGFßRII arms based onTBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking of TGFß1-induced suppressioncompared to corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs. The data shows thatXENP33045 and XENP33046 respectively in combination with XENP16432enhanced T cell proliferation in comparison to XENP33045 or XENP33046alone.

FIG. 35 depicts CD95 expression on CD3⁺ T cells in mixed lymphocytereactions following incubation with bispecific anti-TGFßRII antibodiesand monospecific anti-TGFßRII antibodies alone or in combination withXENP16432 (PD-1 blockade mAb based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K) in theabsence or presence of 1 ng/ml soluble TGFß1 (as indicated by *). Thedata show that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked the suppressiveeffect of TGFß1 and that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs havinganti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking ofTGFß1-induced suppression compared to corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs.The data shows that XENP33045 and XENP33046 respectively in combinationwith XENP16432 enhanced CD95 expression on T cells in comparison toXENP33045 or XENP33046 alone.

FIGS. 36A and 36B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation on CD8⁺ T cells by bispecific anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bsAbs in comparison to monospecific anti-TGFßRII mAbs in the presence ofA) 10 ng/ml TGFß1 or B) 100 ng/ml TGFß1. The data show that high 10ng/ml and 100 ng/ml concentrations of TGFß1, anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbbased on TBRII-A is more effective at blockade than correspondingmonospecific anti-TGFßRII mAb based on TBRII-A.

FIGS. 37A and 37H depict the change in body weight (relative to initialbody weight) on Days A) 13, B) 17, C) 20, D) 23, E) 27, F) 30, and G)34, as well as H) the change in body weight over time inhuPBMC-engrafted NSG mice dosed with PBS control, XENP16432 anti-PD1 mAb(based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K), XENP28296 bivalent anti-TGFßRII mAbbased on TBRII-A, XENP28296 in combination with XENP16432, and XENP33045anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb based on TBRII-A in combination withXENP16432. The data show that both XENP28296 in combination with PD-1blockade and XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockade significantlyenhanced body weight loss by Day 13 in comparison to no treatment (i.e.PBS). By Day 17, XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockadesignificantly enhanced body weight loss in comparison to both PD-1blockade alone as well as XENP28296 in combination with PD-1 blockade;and by Day 20, all mice treated with XENP33045 in combination with PD-1blockade were dead. Statistics were performed using unpaired t-test.

FIGS. 38A and 38B depict A) IFNγ concentration and B) IL10 concentrationin serum of huPBMC-engrafted NSG mice on Day 7 after first dose with PBScontrol, XENP16432 anti-PD1 mAb (based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K),XENP28296 bivalent anti-TGFßRII mAb based on TBRII-A, XENP28296 incombination with XENP16432, and XENP33045 anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbbased on TBRII-A in combination with XENP16432. The data show that thetest articles enhanced secretion of IFNγ and IL-10; and notably,XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockade induced significantlyenhanced secretion of IFNγ by Day 7 in comparison to XENP28296 incombination with PD-1 blockade (statistics on log-transformed data).Statistics were performed using unpaired t-test on log-transformed data.

FIGS. 39A-39H depict tumor volume (as determined by calipermeasurements) on Days A) 20, B) 22, C) 25, D) 27, E) 29, F) 32, G) 34,and H) 36 in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted NSG-DKO mice dosed with PBS,XENP16432 (a bivalent anti-PD1 mAb), XENP28297 (bivalent anti-TGFßRIImAb based on TBRII-A) alone or in combination with XENP16432, XENP34288(anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb based on TBRII-A) alone or in combinationwith XENP16432, and XENP34306 (control anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAb basedon TBRII-A) in combination with XENP16432. The data show that by Day 20,all of the TGFßRII blockade test article induced enhanced anti-tumoractivity compared to no treatment. By Day 25, TGFßRII blockade incombination with PD-1 blockade enhanced anti-tumor activity incomparison to TGFßRII blockade alone. By Day 34, TGFßRII blockade incombination with PD-1 blockade additionally enhanced anti-tumor activityin comparison to PD1 blockade alone. Statistics was performed onbaseline corrected data using Mann-Whitney test.

FIG. 40 depicts tumor volume (as determined by caliper measurements)over time in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted NSG-DKO mice dosed with PBS,XENP16432 (a bivalent anti-PD1 mAb), XENP28297 (bivalent anti-TGFßRIImAb based on TBRII-A) alone or in combination with XENP16432, XENP34288(anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb based on TBRII-A) alone or in combinationwith XENP16432, and XENP34306 (control anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAb basedon TBRII-A) in combination with XENP16432.

FIGS. 41A-41D depict A) human CD45+, B) human CD3⁺, C) human CD8⁺, andD) human CD4⁺ expansion in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted NSG-DKO micedosed with PBS, XENP16432 (a bivalent anti-PD1 mAb), XENP28297 (bivalentanti-TGFßRII mAb based on TBRII-A) alone or in combination withXENP16432, XENP34288 (anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb based on TBRII-A) aloneor in combination with XENP16432, and XENP34306 (controlanti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAb based on TBRII-A) in combination withXENP16432. The data show that combination of anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bispecific antibody with PD-1 blockade enabled significantly enhancedearly expansion of lymphocytes (CD45+, CD3⁺, and CD8⁺) in comparison totreatment with PD-1 blockade alone.

FIGS. 42A-42E depict the thermal stability of TBRII-A variants formattedas His-tagged scFvs or His-tagged Fab domains, as determined bydifferential scanning fluorimetry. Substitutions in variable heavy (VH)or variable light (VL) regions are based on Xencor numbering with Kabatnumbering in parentheses. It should be noted that for the Kabat numberin parentheses, some positions are numbered using letters as well; forexample, in Kabat numbering, there is one amino acid in the VH atposition 35a (W35a) but a different amino acid at position 35b (G35b);that is, the inclusion of the small letters denotes a position, not aparticular amino acid in that position.

FIG. 43 depicts the thermal stability of select TBRII-A variantsformatted as αTGFßRII×αPD1 or αTGFßRII×αRSV bispecific antibodies, asdetermined by differential scanning fluorimetry. Substitutions invariable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions are based on Xencornumbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It should be noted thatfor the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions are numbered usingletters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, there is one aminoacid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different amino acid atposition 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small letters denotesa position, not a particular amino acid in that position.

FIGS. 44A-44E depict dissociation constant (K_(D)), association rate(k_(a)), and dissociation rate (kD) of TBRII-A variants formatted asHis-tagged Fabs binding to human TGFßRII as determined by Octet, as wellas fold-difference K_(D) relative to wild-type H1L1. Substitutions invariable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions are based on Xencornumbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It should be noted thatfor the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions are numbered usingletters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, there is one aminoacid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different amino acid atposition 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small letters denotesa position, not a particular amino acid in that position.

FIG. 45 depicts dissociation constant (K_(D)), association rate (k_(a)),and dissociation rate (kD) of select TBRII-A variants formatted asαTGFßRII×αPD1 bsAbs binding to human TGFßRII as determined by Octet, aswell as fold-difference K_(D) relative to wild-type H1L1. Substitutionsin variable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions are based onXencor numbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It should be notedthat for the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions are numberedusing letters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, there is oneamino acid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different amino acidat position 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small lettersdenotes a position, not a particular amino acid in that position. *indicates that the data was gathered from a separate experiment.

FIG. 46 depicts dissociation constant (K_(D)), association rate (k_(a)),and dissociation rate (kD) of select TBRII-A variants formatted asαTGFßRII×αPD1 bsAbs binding to cynomolgus TGFßRII as determined byOctet, as well as fold-difference K_(D) relative to wild-type H1L1.Substitutions in variable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions arebased on Xencor numbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It shouldbe noted that for the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions arenumbered using letters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, thereis one amino acid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different aminoacid at position 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small lettersdenotes a position, not a particular amino acid in that position.

FIG. 47 depicts dissociation constant (K_(D)), association rate (k_(a)),and dissociation rate (kD) of select TBRII-A variants formatted asαTGFßRII×αRSV bsAbs binding to human TGFßRII as determined by Octet, aswell as fold-difference K_(D) relative to wild-type H1L1. Substitutionsin variable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions are based onXencor numbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It should be notedthat for the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions are numberedusing letters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, there is oneamino acid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different amino acidat position 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small lettersdenotes a position, not a particular amino acid in that position.

FIG. 48 depicts dissociation constant (K_(D)), association rate (k_(a)),and dissociation rate (kD) of select TBRII-A variants formatted asαTGFßRII×αRSV bsAbs binding to cynomolgus TGFßRII as determined byOctet, as well as fold-difference K_(D) relative to wild-type H1L1.Substitutions in variable heavy (VH) or variable light (VL) regions arebased on Xencor numbering with Kabat numbering in parentheses. It shouldbe noted that for the Kabat number in parentheses, some positions arenumbered using letters as well; for example, in Kabat numbering, thereis one amino acid in the VH at position 35a (W35a) but a different aminoacid at position 35b (G35b); that is, the inclusion of the small lettersdenotes a position, not a particular amino acid in that position.

FIGS. 49A and 49B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation in A) CD8⁺ T cells and B) CD4⁺ T cells byanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bispecific antibody variants having modulatedTGFßRII binding affinities. The data show that potency of the bispecificantibodies correlates with their TGFßRII binding affinity with tighteraffinity correlating with stronger blockade.

FIGS. 50A and 50B depict suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2phosphorylation in A) CD4+CD45RA−CD45RO+ and B) CD8+CD45RA−CD45RO+ Tcells by αTGFßR2×αPD1 mAbs having mAb C_H1_L1.1 PD-1 binding domain andTGFßRII binding domains having TGFßRII binding affinities ranging from1.1 nM to 13.4 nM. The data show that suppression potency correlates toTGFßRII binding affinity (i.e. weaker binding→reduced suppressionpotency).

FIG. 51 shows KD (M), k_(on) (1/Ms), and k_(dis) (1/s) of a series ofstability enhanced TBRII-A variants in the context of αTGFßRII×αPD1bsAbs. The data show that stability engineering resulted in a range ofaffinities.

FIG. 52 shows KD (M), k_(on) (1/Ms), and k_(dis) (1/s) of a series ofstability enhanced TBRII-A variants in the context of αTGFßRII×αPD1bsAbs. The data show that stability engineering resulted in a range ofaffinities.

FIG. 53 shows KD (M), k_(on) (1/Ms), and k_(dis) (1/s) of a series ofstability enhanced TBRII-A variants in the context of αTGFßRII×αPD1,αTGFßRII×αCD5, or αTGFßRII×αRSV bsAbs. The data show that stabilityengineering resulted in a range of affinities.

FIGS. 54A and 54B depict suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2phosphorylation in A) CD4+CD45RA−CD45RO+ and B) CD8+CD45RA−CD45RO+ Tcells by αTGFßR2×αPD1 mAbs having mAb C_H1_L1.1 PD-1 binding domain andstability-optimized TGFßRII binding domains having a range of TGFßRIIbinding affinities. The data show that suppression potency correlates toTGFßRII binding affinity.

FIG. 55 depicts suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2 phosphorylation inCD4+CD45RA−CD45RO+ T cells by αTGFßR2×αPD1 mAbs having mAb C_H1_L1.1PD-1 binding domain and αTGFßRII scFv in the VHVL orientation or theVLVH orientation. The data show that the VLVH orientation reducessuppression potency by >2 fold.

FIG. 56 depicts suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2 phosphorylation inCD4+CD45RA−CD45RO+ T cells by αTGFßR2×αPD1 mAbs having TGRII-A_H1.1_L1TGFßRII binding domain and mAb C-derived PD-1 binding domain of varyingaffinities. The data show that the highest affinity PD1 binding domain(mAb C_H1.175_L1.140) enables 3-fold enhanced suppression potency.

FIGS. 57A and 57B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by XENP34288 on unactivated and activated A) CD4⁺ Tcells and B) CD8⁺ T cells. The data show that blocking activity ishighly selective for activated (PD1-high) T cells over unactivated(PD1-low) T cells.

FIGS. 58A and 58B depict the expression of PD1 on subsets of lymphocytepopulation in a) unstimulated PBMC and b) stimulated PBMC.

FIGS. 59A and 59B depict the expression of CD5 on subsets of lymphocytepopulation in a) unstimulated PBMC and b) stimulated PBMC.

FIG. 60 depicts the sequences for CD5 for both human and cynomolgusmonkey to facilitate the development of antigen binding domains thatbind to both for ease of clinical development.

FIG. 61 depicts the variable heavy and variable light chain sequencesfor clone 5D7, an exemplary CD5 binding domain, as well as the sequencesfor XENP35401, an anti-CD5 mAb based on 5D7 and IgG1 backbone withE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K ablation variant. CDRs are underlinedand slashes indicate the border(s) between the variable regions andconstant domain. As noted herein and is true for every sequence hereincontaining CDRs, the exact identification of the CDR locations may beslightly different depending on the numbering used as is shown in Table2, and thus included herein are not only the CDRs that are underlinedbut also CDRs included within the V_(H) and V_(L) domains using othernumbering systems. Furthermore, as for all the sequences in the Figures,these V_(H) and V_(L) sequences can be used either in a scFv format orin a Fab format.

FIG. 62 depicts the variable heavy and variable light chain sequencesfor clone Cd5-A, an exemplary CD5 binding domain. As noted herein and istrue for every sequence herein containing CDRs, the exact identificationof the CDR locations may be slightly different depending on thenumbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus included herein are notonly the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs included within theV_(H) and V_(L) domains using other numbering systems. Furthermore, asfor all the sequences in the Figures, these V_(H) and V_(L) sequencescan be used either in a scFv format or in a Fab format.

FIGS. 63A and 63B depict the variable heavy and variable light chainsequences for clone Cd5-B, an exemplary CD5 binding domain. As notedherein and is true for every sequence herein containing CDRs, the exactidentification of the CDR locations may be slightly different dependingon the numbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus included hereinare not only the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs included withinthe VH and VL domains using other numbering systems. Furthermore, as forall the sequences in the Figures, these VH and VL sequences can be usedeither in a scFv format or in a Fab format. It should be noted that eachof the Cd5-B VH variants depicted herein can be paired with any of theCd5-B VL variants depicted herein; and each of the Cd5-B VL variantsdepicted herein can be paired with any of the Cd5-B VH variants depictedherein.

FIGS. 64A-64W depict sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5bsAbs in the “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkersare double underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in theart, the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/)indicate the border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fcregions. As noted herein and is true for every sequence hereincontaining CDRs, the exact identification of the CDR locations may beslightly different depending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2,and thus included herein are not only the CDRs that are underlined butalso CDRs included within the VH and VL domains using other numberingsystems. As will be appreciated by those in the art, the VH and VLdomains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of the invention.

FIG. 65 depicts sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbsin the “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkers aredouble underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in the art,the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/) indicatethe border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fc regions. Asnoted herein and is true for every sequence herein containing CDRs, theexact identification of the CDR locations may be slightly differentdepending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus includedherein are not only the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs includedwithin the VH and VL domains using other numbering systems. As will beappreciated by those in the art, the VH and VL (where applicable)domains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of the invention.

FIG. 66 depicts sequences for illustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbsin the “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc” format. The CDRs are underlined, linkers aredouble underlined (although as will be appreciated by those in the art,the linkers can be replaced by other linkers), and slashes (/) indicatethe border(s) between the variable regions and constant/Fc regions. Asnoted herein and is true for every sequence herein containing CDRs, theexact identification of the CDR locations may be slightly differentdepending on numbering used as is shown in Table 2, and thus includedherein are not only the CDRs that are underlined but also CDRs includedwithin the VH and VL domains using other numbering systems. As will beappreciated by those in the art, the VH and VL (where applicable)domains can be formatted as Fab or scFvs for use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of the invention.

FIGS. 67A and 67B depict the binding of XENP35401 bivalent anti-CD5 mAbbased on clone 5D7 on A) human T cells and B) cynomolgus T cells.

FIG. 68 depicts dissociation constant (K_(D)) of anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5having different CD5-targeting arms for human and cynomolgus CD5 asdetermined by Octet. N.R. indicates no response; and L.R. indicates lowresponse.

FIGS. 69A and 69B depict the binding of XENP35399 anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5having CD5-targeting arm based on clone 5D7 on A) human T cells and B)cynomolgus T cells.

FIGS. 70A and 70B depict the binding of anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 havingCD5-targeting arm based on clone Cd5-A on A) human T cells and B)cynomolgus T cells.

FIGS. 71A and 71B depict the binding of anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 havingCD5-targeting arm based on clone Cd5-B on A) human T cells and B)cynomolgus T cells.

FIGS. 72A and 72B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by XENP35399 (αTGFßRII×αCD5) on A) unactivated and B)activated CD4⁺ T cells in comparison to XENP34288 (αTGFßRII×αPD1) andXENP34306 (αTGFßII×αRSV control).

FIGS. 73A and 73B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by XENP35399 (αTGFßRII×αCD5) on A) unactivated and B)activated CD8⁺ T cells in comparison to XENP34288 (αTGFßRII×αPD1) andXENP34306 (αTGFßII×αRSV control).

FIGS. 74A and 74B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by XENP35399 (αTGFßRII×αCD5) on A) unactivated and B)activated B cells in comparison to XENP34288 (αTGFßRII×αPD1) andXENP34306 (αTGFßII×αRSV control). Both the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAband the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAb demonstrated little to no blockingactivity on B cells (CD5 and PD1 low/negative) except at very highconcentrations

FIGS. 75A and 75B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by XENP35399 (αTGFßRII×αCD5) on A) unactivated and B)activated NK cells in comparison to XENP34288 (αTGFßRII×αPD1) andXENP34306 (αTGFßII×αRSV control). Both the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAband the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAb demonstrated little to no blockingactivity on NK cells (CD5 and PD1 low/negative) except at very highconcentrations.

FIGS. 76A and 76B depict the suppression of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation by αTGFßRII×αCD5 having reduced affinity TGFßRII bindingand alternative CD5-targeting arms on A) CD4⁺ T cells and B) CD8⁺ Tcells. bsAbs based on anti-CD5 clone Cd5-A and Cd5-B also demonstrateblocking activity. XENP37385 which has a lower affinity CD5-targetingarm than XENP35399 and XENP37388 demonstrated weaker potency in blockingactivity. XENP36132 and XENP37401 which both have reduced TGFßRIIbinding also demonstrated weaker potency in blocking activity.

FIGS. 77A and 77B depict suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2phosphorylation in A) CD4 T cells and B) CD8 T cells by αTGFßR2×αCD5mAbs having 5D7 CD5 binding domain and stability-optimized TGFßRIIbinding domains having a range of TGFßRII binding affinities. The datashow that suppression potency correlates to TGFßRII binding affinityenabling high potency suppressors such as XENP36984 havingTBRII-A_H1.201_L1 binding domain and mid-potency suppressors such asXENP37322 having TBRII-A_H1.212_L1.

FIG. 78 depicts suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2 phosphorylation inA) CD4 T cells αTGFßR2×αCD5 mAbs having humanized Cd5-B_H1L1 CD5 bindingdomain and stability-optimized TGFßRII binding domains having a range ofTGFßRII binding affinities.

FIGS. 79A and 79B depict suppression of TGFßR1-induced SMAD2phosphorylation in CD4+ T cells by αTGFßR2×αCD5 mAbs having A) murinevs. humanized Cd5-A binding domains and B) murine vs. humanized Cd5-Bbinding domains. The data show that humanization of Cd5-A resulted inenhanced suppression potency while humanization of Cd5-B resulted inreduced suppression potency.

FIG. 80 depicts Octet sensorgrams of αTGFßRII×αCD5 having murine, H1L1humanized, and half-humanized (i.e. humanized VH+murine VL−H1L0 andmurine VH+humanized VL−H0L1) Cd5-B Fvs binding to human CD5.

FIG. 81 depicts the change in body weight (relative to initial bodyweight) over time in huPBMC-engrafted NSG mice dosed with PBS control,XENP16432 (a bivalent anti-PD1 mAb based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K; acheckpoint inhibitor which enhances GVHD by de-repressing the engraftedhuman T cells), anti-TGFßRII mAb XENP28297 (clone TBRII-A_H1.1_L1),prototype anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 mAb XENP35399 alone or in combinationwith XENP16432, and TGFßRII affinity-reduced anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 mAbXENP36132 alone or in combination with XENP16432 on Days 0, 8, and 16.The data show that both XENP35399 and XENP36132 enhanced GVHD incomparison to PD-1 blockade alone or TGFßRII blockade alone. Notably,adding PD-1 blockade to the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of the inventionfurther enhances GHVD indicating productive combination with PD-1blockade.

FIGS. 82A and 82B depict A) change in body weight (relative to initialbody weight) on Day 20 and B) human CD45+ cell count in huPBMC-engraftedNSG mice dosed with PBS control, XENP16432, various αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbshaving TBRII-A_H1.30_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.51_L1 binding domain and 5D7,Cd5-A, or Cd5-B binding domain alone or in combination with PD-1blockade (XENP16432).

FIGS. 83A-83D depict A) CD45, B) CD3 T cell, C) CD4 T cell, and D) CD8 Tcell counts on Day 7 in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted DKO-NSG miceafter treatment with anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 affinity-fixed humanizedCd5-B and either TBRII-A_H1.201_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.212_L1 binding domainsalone or in combination with PD-1 blockade (XENP16432). The data showthat by Day 7, XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII binding domain(TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) significantly enhanced expansion of variouslymphocyte populations over PBS control as a single agent. Further, bothXENP40323 as well as XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) in combination with PD-1 blockadesignificantly enhanced expansion of various lymphocyte populations overPBS control as well as anti-PD-1 as a single agent.

FIGS. 84A-84D depict A) CD45, B) CD3 T cell, C) CD4 T cell, and D) CD8 Tcell counts on Day 14 in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted DKO-NSG miceafter treatment with anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 affinity-fixed humanizedCd5-B and either TBRII-A_H1.201_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.212_L1 binding domainsalone or in combination with PD-1 blockade (XENP16432). The data showthat by Day 14, both XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) and XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRIIbinding domain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) enhanced expansion of variouslymphocyte populations over PBS control as a single agent and incombination with PD-1 blockade.

FIGS. 85A-85G depict baseline corrected tumor measurements on A) Day 15,B) Day 18, C) Day 20, D) Day 22, E) Day 25, F) Day 27, and G) over timein MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted DKO-NSG mice after treatment withanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 affinity-fixed humanized Cd5-B and eitherTBRII-A_H1.201_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.212_L1 binding domains alone or incombination with PD-1 blockade (XENP16432). The data show that by Day15, both XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII binding domain(TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) and XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) enhanced anti-tumor activity over PBScontrol. By Day 22, XENP40323 in combination with PD-1 blockadesignificantly enhanced anti-tumor activity over PD-1 blockade alone; andby Day 27, XENP39131 in combination with PD-1 blockade also enhancedanti-tumor activity over PD-1 blockade alone.

FIG. 86 depicts the sequences for PD-1 for both human and cynomolgusmonkey to facilitate the development of antigen binding domains thatbind to both for ease of clinical development.

FIGS. 87A and 87B depict consensus framework regions (FR) andcomplementarity determining regions (CDRs) (as in Kabat) foranti-TGFßRII clone TBRII-A variable heavy and variable light domainvariants. In some embodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain includes anyone of the sequences in FIGS. 87A and 87B.

FIGS. 88A and 88B depict consensus framework regions (FR) andcomplementarity determining regions (CDRs) (as in Kabat) for humanizedanti-CD5 clone Cd5-B variable heavy and variable light domain variants.In some embodiments, the CD5 binding domain includes any one of thesequences in FIGS. 88A and 88B.

FIGS. 89A and 89B depict sequences for A) stability and/oraffinity-optimized TBRII-A based VH which may be paired with the TBRII-AVL in B) or any other TBRII-A VL described herein. In some embodiments,the TGFßRII binding domain includes any one of the sequences in FIGS.89A and 89B.

FIGS. 90A-90D depict A) CD45, B) CD3 T cell, C) CD4 T cell, and D) CD8 Tcell counts on Day 21 in MDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted DKO-NSG miceafter treatment with anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 affinity-fixed humanizedCd5-B and either TBRII-A_H1.201_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.212_L1 binding domainsalone or in combination with PD-1 blockade (XENP16432). The data showthat by Day 14, both XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) and XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRIIbinding domain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) in combination with PD-1 blockadeenhanced expansion of CD8 T cells over PD-1 blockade alone.

FIGS. 91A and 91B depict serum IFNγ levels on A) Day 7 and B) Day 14 inMDA-MB231 and huPBMC-engrafted DKO-NSG mice after treatment withanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 affinity-fixed humanized Cd5-B and eitherTBRII-A_H1.201_L1 or TBRII-A_H1.212_L1 binding domains alone or incombination with PD-1 blockade (XENP16432). The data show that by Day 7,both XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII binding domain(TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) and XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) enhanced IFNγ secretion over PBS control;further, both bsAbs in combination with PD-1 blockade enhanced IFNγsecretion over PD-1 blockade alone.

FIG. 92. Each of the sequences herein can be produced with or withoutM428L/N434S Xtend variant for enhanced FcRn binding and improved serumhalf-life. Illustrative such Xtend analogs for XENP40323 and XENP39131are depicted here as XENP40323Xtend and XENP39131Xtend.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Definitions

In order that the application may be more completely understood, severaldefinitions are set forth below. Such definitions are meant to encompassgrammatical equivalents.

By “ablation” herein is meant a decrease or removal of activity. Thusfor example, “ablating FcγR binding” means the Fc region amino acidvariant has less than 50% starting binding as compared to an Fc regionnot containing the specific variant, with more than 70-80-90-95-98% lossof activity being preferred, and in general, with the activity beingbelow the level of detectable binding in a Biacore, SPR or BLI assay. Ofparticular use in the ablation of FcγR binding are those shown in FIG.3, which generally are added to both monomers.

By “ADCC” or “antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity” as usedherein is meant the cell-mediated reaction wherein nonspecific cytotoxiccells that express FcγRs recognize bound antibody on a target cell andsubsequently cause lysis of the target cell. ADCC is correlated withbinding to FcγRIIIa; increased binding to FcγRIIIa leads to an increasein ADCC activity.

By “ADCP” or antibody dependent cell-mediated phagocytosis as usedherein is meant the cell-mediated reaction wherein nonspecificphagocytic cells that express FcγRs recognize bound antibody on a targetcell and subsequently cause phagocytosis of the target cell.

As used herein, term “antibody” is used generally. Antibodies describedherein can take on a number of formats as described herein, includingtraditional antibodies as well as antibody derivatives, fragments andmimetics, described herein.

Traditional immunoglobulin (Ig) antibodies are “Y” shaped tetramers.Each tetramer is typically composed of two identical pairs ofpolypeptide chains, each pair having one “light chain” monomer(typically having a molecular weight of about 25 kDa) and one “heavychain” monomer (typically having a molecular weight of about 50-70 kDa).

Other useful antibody formats include those outlined herein and depictedin FIGS. 14 and 15 and as more fully outlined below.

Antibody heavy chains typically include a variable heavy (VH) domain,which includes vhCDR1-3, and an Fc domain, which includes a CH2-CH3monomer. In some embodiments, antibody heavy chains include a hinge andCH1 domain. Traditional antibody heavy chains are monomers that areorganized, from N- to C-terminus: VH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3. TheCH1-hinge-CH2-CH3 is collectively referred to as the heavy chain“constant domain” or “constant region” of the antibody, of which thereare five different categories or “isotypes”: IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE and IgM.Thus, “isotype” as used herein is meant any of the subclasses ofimmunoglobulins defined by the chemical and antigenic characteristics oftheir constant regions. It should be understood that therapeuticantibodies can also comprise hybrids of isotypes and/or subclasses. Forexample, as shown in US Publication 2009/0163699, incorporated byreference, the antibodies described herein include the use of humanIgG1/G2 hybrids.

In some embodiments, the antibodies provided herein include IgG isotypeconstant domains, which has several subclasses, including, but notlimited to IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4. In the IgG subclass ofimmunoglobulins, there are several immunoglobulin domains in the heavychain. By “immunoglobulin (Ig) domain” herein is meant a region of animmunoglobulin having a distinct tertiary structure. Of interest in theantibodies described herein are the heavy chain domains, including, theconstant heavy (CH) domains and the hinge domains. In the context of IgGantibodies, the IgG isotypes each have three CH regions. Accordingly,“CH” domains in the context of IgG are as follows: “CH1” refers topositions 118-220 according to the EU index as in Kabat. “CH2” refers topositions 237-340 according to the EU index as in Kabat, and “CH3”refers to positions 341-447 according to the EU index as in Kabat. Asshown herein and described below, the pI variants can be in one or moreof the CH regions, as well as the hinge region, discussed below.

It should be noted that IgG1 has different allotypes with polymorphismsat 356 (D or E) and 358 (L or M). The sequences depicted herein use the356D/358M allotype, however the other allotype is included herein. Thatis, any sequence inclusive of an IgG1 Fc domain included herein can have356E/358L replacing the 356D/358M allotype. It should be understood thattherapeutic antibodies can also comprise hybrids of isotypes and/orsubclasses. For example, as shown in US Publication 2009/0163699,incorporated by reference, the present antibodies, in some embodiments,include IgG1/IgG2 hybrids.

By “Fc” or “Fc region” or “Fc domain” as used herein is meant thepolypeptide comprising the constant region of an antibody, in someinstances, excluding all of the first constant region immunoglobulindomain (e.g., CH1) or a portion thereof, and in some cases, optionallyincluding all or part of the hinge. For IgG, the Fc domain comprisesimmunoglobulin domains CH2 and CH3 (Cγ2 and Cγ3), and optionally all ora portion of the hinge region between CH1 (Cγ1) and CH2 (Cγ2). Thus, insome cases, the Fc domain includes, from N- to C-terminal, CH2-CH3 andhinge-CH2-CH3. In some embodiments, the Fc domain is that from IgG1,IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4, with IgG1 hinge-CH2-CH3 and IgG4 hinge-CH2-CH3finding particular use in many embodiments. Additionally, in the case ofhuman IgG1 Fc domains, frequently the hinge includes a C220S amino acidsubstitution. Furthermore, in the case of human IgG4 Fc domains,frequently the hinge includes a S228P amino acid substitution. Althoughthe boundaries of the Fc region may vary, the human IgG heavy chain Fcregion is usually defined to include residues E216, C226, or A231 to itscarboxyl-terminal, wherein the numbering is according to the EU index asin Kabat. In some embodiments, as is more fully described below, aminoacid modifications are made to the Fc region, for example to alterbinding to one or more FcγR or to the FcRn.

By “heavy chain constant region” herein is meant the CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3portion of an antibody (or fragments thereof), excluding the variableheavy domain; in EU numbering of human IgG1 this is amino acids 118-447By “heavy chain constant region fragment” herein is meant a heavy chainconstant region that contains fewer amino acids from either or both ofthe N- and C-termini but still retains the ability to form a dimer withanother heavy chain constant region.

Another type of Ig domain of the heavy chain is the hinge region. By“hinge” or “hinge region” or “antibody hinge region” or “hinge domain”herein is meant the flexible polypeptide comprising the amino acidsbetween the first and second constant domains of an antibody.Structurally, the IgG CH1 domain ends at EU position 215, and the IgGCH2 domain begins at residue EU position 231. Thus for IgG the antibodyhinge is herein defined to include positions 216 (E216 in IgG1) to 230(p230 in IgG1), wherein the numbering is according to the EU index as inKabat. In some cases, a “hinge fragment” is used, which contains feweramino acids at either or both of the N- and C-termini of the hingedomain. As noted herein, pI variants can be made in the hinge region aswell. Many of the antibodies herein have at least one cysteine atposition 220 according to EU numbering (hinge region) replaced by aserine. Generally, this modification is on the “scFv monomer” side formost of the sequences depicted herein, although it can also be on the“Fab monomer” side, or both, to reduce disulfide formation. Specificallyincluded within the sequences herein are one or both of these cysteinesreplaced (C220S).

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the exact numbering andplacement of the heavy constant region domains can be different amongdifferent numbering systems. A useful comparison of heavy constantregion numbering according to EU and Kabat is as below, see Edelman etal., 1969, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 63:78-85 and Kabat et al., 1991,Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed., United StatesPublic Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, entirelyincorporated by reference.

TABLE 1 EU Numbering Kabat Numbering CH1 118-215 114-223 Hinge 216-230226-243 CH2 231-340 244-360 CH3 341-447 361-478

The antibody light chain generally comprises two domains: the variablelight domain (VL), which includes light chain CDRs vlCDR1-3, and aconstant light chain region (often referred to as CL or Cκ). Theantibody light chain is typically organized from N- to C-terminus:VL-CL.

By “antigen binding domain” or “ABD” herein is meant a set ofComplementary Determining Regions (CDRs) that, when present as part of apolypeptide sequence, specifically binds a target antigen (e.g., CD5 orTGFßRII) as discussed herein. As discussed herein, there are two typesof ABDs that find use in the present invention, those that use a set of6 CDRs and those that rely on a set of three, in the case of VHH ABDs asmore fully discussed herein.

Many ABDs rely on a set of 6 CDRs, which are generally present as afirst set of variable heavy CDRs (vhCDRs or VHCDRs) and a second set ofvariable light CDRs (vlCDRs or VLCDRs), each comprising three CDRs:vhCDR1, vhCDR2, vhCDR3 variable heavy CDRs and vlCDR1, vlCDR2 and vlCDR3vhCDR3 variable light CDRs. The CDRs are present in the variable heavydomain (vhCDR1-3) and variable light domain (vlCDR1-3). The variableheavy domain and variable light domain from an Fv region.

The antibodies described herein provide a large number of different CDRsets. In this case, a “full CDR set” comprises the three variable lightand three variable heavy CDRs, e.g., a vlCDR1, vlCDR2, vlCDR3, vhCDR1,vhCDR2 and vhCDR3. These can be part of a larger variable light orvariable heavy domain, respectfully. In addition, as more fully outlinedherein, the variable heavy and variable light domains can be on separatepolypeptide chains, when a heavy and light chain is used (for examplewhen Fabs are used), or on a single polypeptide chain in the case ofscFv sequences.

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the exact numbering andplacement of the CDRs can be different among different numberingsystems. However, it should be understood that the disclosure of avariable heavy and/or variable light sequence includes the disclosure ofthe associated (inherent) CDRs. Accordingly, the disclosure of eachvariable heavy region is a disclosure of the vhCDRs (e.g., vhCDR1,vhCDR2 and vhCDR3) and the disclosure of each variable light region is adisclosure of the vlCDRs (e.g., vlCDR1, vlCDR2 and vlCDR3). A usefulcomparison of CDR numbering is as below, see Lafranc et al., Dev. Comp.Immunol. 27(1):55-77 (2003):

TABLE 2 Kabat+ Chothia IMGT Kabat AbM Chothia Contact Xencor vhCDR126-35 27-38 31-35 26-35 26-32 30-35 27-35 vhCDR2 50-65 56-65 50-65 50-5852-56 47-58 54-61 vhCDR3  95-102 105-117  95-102  95-102  95-102  93-101103- 116 vlCDR1 24-34 27-38 24-34 24-34 24-34 30-36 27-38 vlCDR2 50-5656-65 50-56 50-56 50-56 46-55 56-62 vlCDR3 89-97 105-117 89-97 89-9789-97 89-96 97- 105

Throughout the present specification, the Kabat numbering system isgenerally used when referring to a residue in the variable domain(approximately, residues 1-107 of the light chain variable region andresidues 1-113 of the heavy chain variable region) and the EU numberingsystem for Fc regions (e.g., Kabat et al., supra (1991)).

In some embodiments, as outlined herein, a single domain antibody (sdAb,also referred to herein as “sdABD” or “VHH ABDs”) that contains only asingle variable heavy domain (referred to herein as “VHH”) with threeCDRs: VHHCDR1, VHHCDR2 and VHHCDR3.

Under either a VHH or standard VH and VL embodiment, the CDRs contributeto the formation of the antigen-binding, or more specifically, epitopebinding site of the antigen binding domains and antibodies. “Epitope”refers to a determinant that interacts with a specific antigen bindingsite in the variable region of an antibody molecule known as a paratope.Epitopes are groupings of molecules such as amino acids or sugar sidechains and usually have specific structural characteristics, as well asspecific charge characteristics. A single antigen may have more than oneepitope.

The epitope may comprise amino acid residues directly involved in thebinding (also called immunodominant component of the epitope) and otheramino acid residues, which are not directly involved in the binding,such as amino acid residues which are effectively blocked by thespecifically antigen binding peptide; in other words, the amino acidresidue is within the footprint of the specifically antigen bindingpeptide.

Epitopes may be either conformational or linear. A conformationalepitope is produced by spatially juxtaposed amino acids from differentsegments of the linear polypeptide chain. A linear epitope is oneproduced by adjacent amino acid residues in a polypeptide chain.Conformational and nonconformational epitopes may be distinguished inthat the binding to the former but not the latter is lost in thepresence of denaturing solvents.

An epitope typically includes at least 3, and more usually, at least 5or 8-10 amino acids in a unique spatial conformation. Antibodies thatrecognize the same epitope can be verified in a simple immunoassayshowing the ability of one antibody to block the binding of anotherantibody to a target antigen, for example “binning.” As outlined below,the disclosure not only includes the enumerated antigen binding domainsand antibodies herein, but those that compete for binding with theepitopes bound by the enumerated antigen binding domains.

In some embodiments, the six CDRs of the antigen binding domain arecontributed by a variable heavy and a variable light domain. In a “Fab”format, the set of 6 CDRs are contributed by two different polypeptidesequences, the variable heavy domain (vh or VH; containing the vhCDR1,vhCDR2 and vhCDR3) and the variable light domain (vl or VL; containingthe vlCDR1, vlCDR2 and vlCDR3), with the C-terminus of the vh domainbeing attached to the N-terminus of the CH1 domain of the heavy chainand the C-terminus of the vl domain being attached to the N-terminus ofthe constant light domain (and thus forming the light chain). In a scFvformat, the vh and vl domains are covalently attached, generally throughthe use of a linker (a “scFv linker”) as outlined herein, into a singlepolypeptide sequence, which can be either (starting from the N-terminus)vh-linker-vl or vl-linker-vh, with the former being generally preferred(including optional domain linkers on each side, depending on the formatused (e.g., from FIGS. 14 and 15). In general, the C-terminus of thescFv domain is attached to the N-terminus of the hinge in the secondmonomer.

By “variable region” or “variable domain” as used herein is meant theregion of an immunoglobulin that comprises one or more Ig domainssubstantially encoded by any of the Vκ, Vλ, and/or VH genes that make upthe kappa, lambda, and heavy chain immunoglobulin genetic locirespectively, and contains the CDRs that confer antigen specificity.Thus, a “variable heavy domain” pairs with a “variable light domain” toform an antigen binding domain (“ABD”). In addition, each variabledomain comprises three hypervariable regions (“complementary determiningregions,” “CDRs”) (VHCDR1, VHCDR2 and VHCDR3 for the variable heavydomain and VLCDR1, VLCDR2 and VLCDR3 for the variable light domain) andfour framework (FR) regions, arranged from amino-terminus tocarboxy-terminus in the following order: FR1-CDR1-FR2-CDR2-FR3-CDR3-FR4.The hypervariable region generally encompasses amino acid residues fromabout amino acid residues 24-34 (LCDR1; “L” denotes light chain), 50-56(LCDR2) and 89-97 (LCDR3) in the light chain variable region and aroundabout 31-35B (HCDR1; “H” denotes heavy chain), 50-65 (HCDR2), and 95-102(HCDR3) in the heavy chain variable region; Kabat et al., SEQUENCES OFPROTEINS OF IMMUNOLOGICAL INTEREST, 5th Ed. Public Health Service,National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991) and/or thoseresidues forming a hypervariable loop (e.g. residues 26-32 (LCDR1),50-52 (LCDR2) and 91-96 (LCDR3) in the light chain variable region and26-32 (HCDR1), 53-55 (HCDR2) and 96-101 (HCDR3) in the heavy chainvariable region; Chothia and Lesk (1987) J. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917.Specific CDR numbering of the invention are described in Table 2.

By “single domain Fv”, “sdFv” or “sdABD” herein is meant an antigenbinding domain that only has three CDRs, generally based on camelidantibody technology. See Protein Engineering 9(7):1129-35 (1994); RevMol Biotech 74:277-302 (2001); Ann Rev Biochem 82:775-97 (2013).

By “Fab” or “Fab region” as used herein is meant the polypeptide thatcomprises the VH, CH1, VL, and CL immunoglobulin domains, generally ontwo different polypeptide chains (e.g., VH-CH1 on one chain and VL-CL onthe other). Fab may refer to this region in isolation, or this region inthe context of a bispecific antibody described herein. In the context ofa Fab, the Fab comprises an Fv region in addition to the CH1 and CLdomains.

By “Fv” or “Fv fragment” or “Fv region” as used herein is meant apolypeptide that comprises the VL and VH domains of an ABD. Fv regionscan be formatted as both Fabs (as discussed above, generally twodifferent polypeptides that also include the constant regions asoutlined above) and scFvs, where the VL and VH domains are combined(generally with a linker as discussed herein) to form an scFv. (In somecases, the Fv region is a sdABD, as appropriate herein).

By “single chain Fv” or “scFv” herein is meant a variable heavy domaincovalently attached to a variable light domain, generally using a scFvlinker as discussed herein, to form a scFv or scFv domain. A scFv domaincan be in either orientation from N- to C-terminus (VH-linker-VL orVL-linker-VH). In the sequences depicted in the sequence listing and inthe figures, the order of the VH and VL domain is indicated in the name,e.g. H.X_L.Y means N- to C-terminal is VH-linker-VL, and L.Y_H.X isVL-linker-VH.

Some embodiments of the subject antibodies provided herein comprise atleast one scFv domain, which, while not naturally occurring, generallyincludes a variable heavy domain and a variable light domain, linkedtogether by a scFv linker. As outlined herein, while the scFv domain isgenerally from N- to C-terminus oriented as VH-scFv linker-VL, this canbe reversed for any of the scFv domains (or those constructed using vhand vl sequences from Fabs), to VL-scFv linker-VH, with optional linkersat one or both ends depending on the format.

By “modification” herein is meant an amino acid substitution, insertion,and/or deletion in a polypeptide sequence or an alteration to a moietychemically linked to a protein. For example, a modification may be analtered carbohydrate or PEG structure attached to a protein. By “aminoacid modification” herein is meant an amino acid substitution,insertion, and/or deletion in a polypeptide sequence. For clarity,unless otherwise noted, the amino acid modification is always to anamino acid coded for by DNA, e.g. the 20 amino acids that have codons inDNA and RNA.

By “amino acid substitution” or “substitution” herein is meant thereplacement of an amino acid at a particular position in a parentpolypeptide sequence with a different amino acid. In particular, in someembodiments, the substitution is to an amino acid that is not naturallyoccurring at the particular position, either not naturally occurringwithin the organism or in any organism. For example, the substitutionE272Y refers to a variant polypeptide, in this case an Fc variant, inwhich the glutamic acid at position 272 is replaced with tyrosine. Forclarity, a protein which has been engineered to change the nucleic acidcoding sequence but not change the starting amino acid (for exampleexchanging CGG (encoding arginine) to CGA (still encoding arginine) toincrease host organism expression levels) is not an “amino acidsubstitution”; that is, despite the creation of a new gene encoding thesame protein, if the protein has the same amino acid at the particularposition that it started with, it is not an amino acid substitution.

By “amino acid insertion” or “insertion” as used herein is meant theaddition of an amino acid sequence at a particular position in a parentpolypeptide sequence. For example, −233E or 233E designates an insertionof glutamic acid after position 233 and before position 234.Additionally, −233ADE or A233ADE designates an insertion of AlaAspGluafter position 233 and before position 234.

By “amino acid deletion” or “deletion” as used herein is meant theremoval of an amino acid sequence at a particular position in a parentpolypeptide sequence. For example, E233− or E233 #, E233( ) or E233deldesignates a deletion of glutamic acid at position 233. Additionally,EDA233− or EDA233 # designates a deletion of the sequence GluAspAla thatbegins at position 233.

By “variant protein” or “protein variant”, or “variant” as used hereinis meant a protein that differs from that of a parent protein by virtueof at least one amino acid modification. The protein variant has atleast one amino acid modification compared to the parent protein, yetnot so many that the variant protein will not align with the parentalprotein using an alignment program such as that described below. Ingeneral, variant proteins (such as variant Fc domains, etc., outlinedherein, are generally at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,97, 98 or 99% identical to the parent protein, using the alignmentprograms described below, such as BLAST. “Variant” as used herein alsorefers to particular amino acid modifications that confer particularfunction (e.g., a “heterodimerization variant,” “pI variant,” “ablationvariant,” etc.).

As described below, in some embodiments the parent polypeptide, forexample an Fc parent polypeptide, is a human wild type sequence, such asthe heavy constant domain or Fc region from IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4,although human sequences with variants can also serve as “parentpolypeptides”, for example the IgG1/2 hybrid of US Publication2006/0134105 can be included. The protein variant sequence herein willpreferably possess at least about 80% identity with a parent proteinsequence, and most preferably at least about 90% identity, morepreferably at least about 95-98-99% identity. Accordingly, by “antibodyvariant” or “variant antibody” as used herein is meant an antibody thatdiffers from a parent antibody by virtue of at least one amino acidmodification, “IgG variant” or “variant IgG” as used herein is meant anantibody that differs from a parent IgG (again, in many cases, from ahuman IgG sequence) by virtue of at least one amino acid modification,and “immunoglobulin variant” or “variant immunoglobulin” as used hereinis meant an immunoglobulin sequence that differs from that of a parentimmunoglobulin sequence by virtue of at least one amino acidmodification. “Fc variant” or “variant Fc” as used herein is meant aprotein comprising an amino acid modification in an Fc domain ascompared to an Fc domain of human IgG1, IgG2 or IgG4.

“Fc variant” or “variant Fc” as used herein is meant a proteincomprising an amino acid modification in an Fc domain. The modificationcan be an addition, deletion, or substitution. The Fc variants aredefined according to the amino acid modifications that compose them.Thus, for example, N434S or 434S is an Fc variant with the substitutionfor serine at position 434 relative to the parent Fc polypeptide,wherein the numbering is according to the EU index. Likewise,M428L/N434S defines an Fc variant with the substitutions M428L and N434Srelative to the parent Fc polypeptide. The identity of the WT amino acidmay be unspecified, in which case the aforementioned variant is referredto as 428L/434S. It is noted that the order in which substitutions areprovided is arbitrary, that is to say that, for example, 428L/434S isthe same Fc variant as 434S/428L, and so on. For all positions discussedherein that relate to antibodies or derivatives and fragments thereof(e.g., Fc domains), unless otherwise noted, amino acid positionnumbering is according to the EU index. The “EU index” or “EU index asin Kabat” or “EU numbering” scheme refers to the numbering of the EUantibody (Edelman et al., 1969, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 63:78-85, herebyentirely incorporated by reference).

In general, variant Fc domains have at least about 80, 85, 90, 95, 97,98 or 99 percent identity to the corresponding parental human IgG Fcdomain (using the identity algorithms discussed below, with oneembodiment utilizing the BLAST algorithm as is known in the art, usingdefault parameters). Alternatively, the variant Fc domains can have from1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acid modifications as compared to theparental Fc domain. Alternatively, the variant Fc domains can have up to1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acid modifications as compared to theparental Fc domain. Additionally, as discussed herein, the variant Fcdomains described herein still retain the ability to form a dimer withanother Fc domain as measured using known techniques as describedherein, such as non-denaturing gel electrophoresis.

By “protein” herein is meant at least two covalently attached aminoacids, which includes proteins, polypeptides, oligopeptides andpeptides.

By “residue” as used herein is meant a position in a protein and itsassociated amino acid identity. For example, Asparagine 297 (alsoreferred to as Asn297 or N297) is a residue at position 297 in the humanantibody IgG1.

By “IgG subclass modification” or “isotype modification” as used hereinis meant an amino acid modification that converts one amino acid of oneIgG isotype to the corresponding amino acid in a different, aligned IgGisotype. For example, because IgG1 comprises a tyrosine and IgG2 aphenylalanine at EU position 296, a F296Y substitution in IgG2 isconsidered an IgG subclass modification.

By “non-naturally occurring modification” as used herein is meant anamino acid modification that is not isotypic. For example, because noneof the human IgGs comprise a serine at position 434, the substitution434S in IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4 (or hybrids thereof) is considered anon-naturally occurring modification.

By “amino acid” and “amino acid identity” as used herein is meant one ofthe 20 naturally occurring amino acids that are coded for by DNA andRNA.

By “effector function” as used herein is meant a biochemical event thatresults from the interaction of an antibody Fc region with an Fcreceptor or ligand. Effector functions include but are not limited toADCC, ADCP, and CDC.

By “IgG Fc ligand” as used herein is meant a molecule, preferably apolypeptide, from any organism that binds to the Fc region of an IgGantibody to form an Fc/Fc ligand complex. Fc ligands include but are notlimited to FcγRIs, FcγRIIs, FcγRIIIs, FcRn, C1q, C3, mannan bindinglectin, mannose receptor, staphylococcal protein A, streptococcalprotein G, and viral FcγR. Fc ligands also include Fc receptor homologs(FcRH), which are a family of Fc receptors that are homologous to theFcγRs (Davis et al., 2002, Immunological Reviews 190:123-136, entirelyincorporated by reference). Fc ligands may include undiscoveredmolecules that bind Fc. Particular IgG Fc ligands are FcRn and Fc gammareceptors. By “Fc ligand” as used herein is meant a molecule, preferablya polypeptide, from any organism that binds to the Fc region of anantibody to form an Fc/Fc ligand complex.

By “Fc gamma receptor”, “FcγR” or “FcgammaR” as used herein is meant anymember of the family of proteins that bind the IgG antibody Fc regionand is encoded by an FcγR gene. In humans this family includes but isnot limited to FcγRI (CD64), including isoforms FcγRIa, FcγRIb, andFcγRIc; FcγRII (CD32), including isoforms FcγRIIa (including allotypesH131 and R131), FcγRIIb (including FcγRIIb-1 and FcγRIIb-2), andFcγRIIc; and FcγRIII (CD16), including isoforms FcγRIIIa (includingallotypes V158 and F158) and FcγRIIIb (including allotypes FcγRIIb-NA1and FcγRIIb-NA2) (Jefferis et al., 2002, Immunol Lett 82:57-65, entirelyincorporated by reference), as well as any undiscovered human FcγRs orFcγR isoforms or allotypes. An FcγR may be from any organism, includingbut not limited to humans, mice, rats, rabbits, and monkeys. Mouse FcγRsinclude but are not limited to FcγRT (CD64), FcγRII (CD32), FcγRIII(CD16), and FcγRIII-2 (CD16-2), as well as any undiscovered mouse FcγRsor FcγR isoforms or allotypes.

By “FcRn” or “neonatal Fc Receptor” as used herein is meant a proteinthat binds the IgG antibody Fc region and is encoded at least in part byan FcRn gene. The FcRn may be from any organism, including but notlimited to humans, mice, rats, rabbits, and monkeys. As is known in theart, the functional FcRn protein comprises two polypeptides, oftenreferred to as the heavy chain and light chain. The light chain isbeta-2-microglobulin and the heavy chain is encoded by the FcRn gene.Unless otherwise noted herein, FcRn or an FcRn protein refers to thecomplex of FcRn heavy chain with beta-2-microglobulin. A variety of FcRnvariants used to increase binding to the FcRn receptor, and in somecases, to increase serum half-life. An “FcRn variant” is one thatincreases binding to the FcRn receptor, and suitable FcRn variants areshown below.

By “parent polypeptide” as used herein is meant a starting polypeptidethat is subsequently modified to generate a variant. The parentpolypeptide may be a naturally occurring polypeptide, or a variant orengineered version of a naturally occurring polypeptide. Accordingly, by“parent immunoglobulin” as used herein is meant an unmodifiedimmunoglobulin polypeptide that is modified to generate a variant, andby “parent antibody” as used herein is meant an unmodified antibody thatis modified to generate a variant antibody. It should be noted that“parent antibody” includes known commercial, recombinantly producedantibodies as outlined below. In this context, a “parent Fc domain” willbe relative to the recited variant; thus, a “variant human IgG1 Fcdomain” is compared to the parent Fc domain of human IgG1, a “varianthuman IgG4 Fc domain” is compared to the parent Fc domain human IgG4,etc.

By “position” as used herein is meant a location in the sequence of aprotein. Positions may be numbered sequentially, or according to anestablished format, for example the EU index for antibody numbering.

By “target antigen” as used herein is meant the molecule that is boundspecifically by the antigen binding domain comprising the variableregions of a given antibody.

By “strandedness” in the context of the monomers of the heterodimericantibodies described herein is meant that, similar to the two strands ofDNA that “match”, heterodimerization variants are incorporated into eachmonomer so as to preserve the ability to “match” to form heterodimers.For example, if some pI variants are engineered into monomer A (e.g.making the pI higher) then steric variants that are “charge pairs” thatcan be utilized as well do not interfere with the pI variants, e.g. thecharge variants that make a pI higher are put on the same “strand” or“monomer” to preserve both functionalities. Similarly, for “skew”variants that come in pairs of a set as more fully outlined below, theskilled artisan will consider pI in deciding into which strand ormonomer one set of the pair will go, such that pI separation ismaximized using the pI of the skews as well.

By “target cell” as used herein is meant a cell that expresses a targetantigen.

By “host cell” in the context of producing a bispecific antibodyaccording to the antibodies described herein is meant a cell thatcontains the exogeneous nucleic acids encoding the components of thebispecific antibody and is capable of expressing the bispecific antibodyunder suitable conditions. Suitable host cells are discussed below.

By “wild type or WT” herein is meant an amino acid sequence or anucleotide sequence that is found in nature, including allelicvariations. A WT protein has an amino acid sequence or a nucleotidesequence that has not been intentionally modified.

Provided herein are a number of antibody domains that have sequenceidentity to human antibody domains. Sequence identity between twosimilar sequences (e.g., antibody variable domains) can be measured byalgorithms such as that of Smith, T. F. & Waterman, M. S. (1981)“Comparison Of Biosequences,” Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482 [local homologyalgorithm]; Needleman, S. B. & Wunsch, CD. (1970) “A General MethodApplicable To The Search For Similarities In The Amino Acid Sequence OfTwo Proteins,” J. Mol. Biol. 48:443 [homology alignment algorithm],Pearson, W. R. & Lipman, D. J. (1988) “Improved Tools For BiologicalSequence Comparison,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (U.S.A.) 85:2444 [searchfor similarity method]; or Altschul, S. F. et al, (1990) “Basic LocalAlignment Search Tool,” J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-10, the “BLAST” algorithm,see https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi. When using any of theaforementioned algorithms, the default parameters (for Window length,gap penalty, etc.) are used. In one embodiment, sequence identity isdone using the BLAST algorithm, using default parameters

The antibodies described herein are generally isolated or recombinant.“Isolated,” when used to describe the various polypeptides disclosedherein, means a polypeptide that has been identified and separatedand/or recovered from a cell or cell culture from which it wasexpressed. Ordinarily, an isolated polypeptide will be prepared by atleast one purification step. An “isolated antibody,” refers to anantibody which is substantially free of other antibodies havingdifferent antigenic specificities. “Recombinant” means the antibodiesare generated using recombinant nucleic acid techniques in exogeneoushost cells, and they can be isolated as well.

“Specific binding” or “specifically binds to” or is “specific for” aparticular antigen or an epitope means binding that is measurablydifferent from a non-specific interaction. Specific binding can bemeasured, for example, by determining binding of a molecule compared tobinding of a control molecule, which generally is a molecule of similarstructure that does not have binding activity. For example, specificbinding can be determined by competition with a control molecule that issimilar to the target.

Specific binding for a particular antigen or an epitope can beexhibited, for example, by an antibody having a KD for an antigen orepitope of at least about 10⁻⁴ M, at least about 10⁻⁵ M, at least about10⁻⁶ M, at least about 10⁻⁷ M, at least about 10⁻⁸ M, at least about10⁻⁹ M, alternatively at least about 10⁻¹⁰ M, at least about 10⁻¹¹ M, atleast about 10⁻¹² M, or greater, where KD refers to a dissociation rateof a particular antibody-antigen interaction. Typically, an antibodythat specifically binds an antigen will have a KD that is 20-, 50-,100-, 500-, 1000-, 5,000-, 10,000- or more times greater for a controlmolecule relative to the antigen or epitope.

Also, specific binding for a particular antigen or an epitope can beexhibited, for example, by an antibody having a KA or Ka for an antigenor epitope of at least 20-, 50-, 100-, 500-, 1000-, 5,000-, 10,000- ormore times greater for the epitope relative to a control, where KA or Karefers to an association rate of a particular antibody-antigeninteraction. Binding affinity is generally measured using a Biacore, SPRor BLI assay.

B. Nomenclature

The antibodies provided herein are listed in several different formats.In some instances, each monomer of a particular antibody is given aunique “XENP” number, although as will be appreciated in the art, alonger sequence might contain a shorter one. For example, a “scFv-Fc”monomer of a 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody may have a first XENPnumber, while the scFv domain itself will have a different XENP number.Some molecules have three polypeptides, so the XENP number, with thecomponents, is used as a name. Thus, the molecule XENP33041, which is ananti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAb in the “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc” format, as depictedin FIG. 14A, comprises three sequences (see FIG. 24) a “Fab-Fc HeavyChain” monomer; 2) a “Fab-scFv-Fc Heavy Chain” monomer; and 3) a “LightChain” monomer or equivalents, although one of skill in the art would beable to identify these easily through sequence alignment. These XENPnumbers are in the sequence listing as well as identifiers, and used inthe Figures. In addition, one molecule, comprising the three components,gives rise to multiple sequence identifiers. For example, the listing ofthe Fab includes, the full heavy chain sequence, the variable heavydomain sequence and the three CDRs of the variable heavy domainsequence, the full light chain sequence, a variable light domainsequence and the three CDRs of the variable light domain sequence. AFab-scFv-Fc monomer includes a full length sequence, a variable heavydomain sequence, 3 heavy CDR sequences, and an scFv sequence (includescFv variable heavy domain sequence, scFv variable light domain sequenceand scFv linker). Note that some molecules herein with a scFv domain usea single charged scFv linker (+H), although others can be used. Inaddition, the naming nomenclature of particular antigen binding domains(e.g., CD5, TGFßRII and PD-1 binding domains) use a “Hx.xx_Ly.yy” typeof format, with the numbers being unique identifiers to particularvariable chain sequences. Thus, the variable domain of the PD-1 bindingdomain for XENP33041 (see FIG. 24A) is “H1 L1.1”, which indicates thatthe variable heavy domain, H1, was combined with the light domain L1.1.In the case that these sequences are used as scFvs, the designation “H1L1”, indicates that the variable heavy domain, H1 is combined with thelight domain, L1, and is in VH-linker-VL orientation, from N- toC-terminus. This molecule with the identical sequences of the heavy andlight variable domains but in the reverse order (VL-linker-VHorientation, from N- to C-terminus) would be designated “L1_H1”.Similarly, different constructs may “mix and match” the heavy and lightchains as will be evident from the sequence listing and the figures.

C. Introduction

Therapeutic antibodies directed against immune checkpoint inhibitorssuch as PD-1 are showing great promise in limited circumstances in theclinic for the treatment of cancer. Cancer can be considered as aninability of the patient to recognize and eliminate cancerous cells. Inmany instances, these transformed (e.g. cancerous) cells counteractimmunosurveillance. There are natural control mechanisms that limitT-cell activation in the body to prevent unrestrained T-cell activity,which can be exploited by cancerous cells to evade or suppress theimmune response. Restoring the capacity of immune effectorcells-especially T cells—to recognize and eliminate cancer is the goalof immunotherapy. The field of immuno-oncology, sometimes referred to as“immunotherapy” is rapidly evolving, with several recent approvals of Tcell checkpoint inhibitory antibodies such as Yervoy, Keytruda andOpdivo. These antibodies are generally referred to as “checkpointinhibitors” because they block normally negative regulators of T cellimmunity. It is generally understood that a variety of immunomodulatorysignals, both costimulatory and coinhibitory, can be used to orchestratean optimal antigen-specific immune response.

Generally, these monoclonal antibodies bind to checkpoint inhibitorproteins such as CTLA-4 and PD-1, which under normal circumstancesprevent or suppress activation of cytotoxic T cells (CTLs). Byinhibiting the checkpoint protein, for example through the use ofantibodies that bind these proteins, an increased T cell responseagainst tumors can be achieved. That is, these cancer checkpointproteins suppress the immune response; when the proteins are blocked,for example using antibodies to the checkpoint protein, the immunesystem is activated, leading to immune stimulation, resulting intreatment of conditions such as cancer and infectious disease.

However, as discussed above, studies have shown that TILs commonlyexpress multiple checkpoint receptors; this may suggest that singlecheckpoint blockade could be insufficient to promote a complete T cellresponse. Moreover, it is likely that TILs that express multiplecheckpoints are in fact the most tumor-reactive, thus suggesting thattherapies that engage more than one checkpoint antigen could be veryuseful.

Another mechanism by which tumors evade immune surveillance is byproducing the immunosuppressive cytokine TGFß which directly inhibitsthe expression of cytolytic proteins such as IFNγ which are necessaryfor T cell-mediated tumor cytotoxicity. Additionally, TGFß ispro-fibrotic and promotes the expansion of fibroblasts.Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have been reported to promote tumorsurvival and proliferation (Orimo et al., 2006; Xing et al., 2011), forexample by providing growth factors for angiogenesis and by furtherencouraging an immunosuppressive environment, and have been associatedwith poor prognosis (Underwood et al, 2015).

Accordingly, the present invention provides bispecific heterodimericantibodies, that bind to cells expressing the two antigens and methodsof activating T cells and/or NK cells to treat diseases such as cancerand infectious diseases, and other conditions where increased immuneactivity results in treatment.

In some instances, it is beneficial to target TGFßRII blockade inbroader cell populations. As described herein CD5 is a promiscuouscell-surface phosphatase that is expressed in many activated andunactivated T cells. Thus, bispecific heterodimeric antibodies that bindTGFßRII and CD5 can advantageously block TGFß activity in a broadpopulation of cells, wherein such blockage of TGFß activity isdesirable, for example, for the treatment of cancers.

Thus, the invention is directed, in some instances, to solving the issueof toxicity and expense of administering multiple antibodies byproviding bispecific antibodies that bind to two different molecules ona single cell and advantageously requiring administration of only onetherapeutic substance.

Bispecific antibodies, which can bind two different targetssimultaneously, offer the potential to improve the selectivity oftargeting particular cell types (e.g., high CD5+ cells or TILs), whilealso reducing cost of therapy. The bivalent interaction of an antibodywith two targets on a cell surface should—in some cases—lead to a higherbinding avidity relative to a monovalent interaction with one target ata time. Because of this, normal bivalent antibodies tend to have highavidity for their target on a cell surface. With bispecific antibodies,the potential exists to create higher selectivity for cells thatsimultaneously express two different targets, utilizing the higheravidity afforded by simultaneous binding to both targets.

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to novel constructs toprovide heterodimeric antibodies that allow binding to more than oneantigen or ligand, e.g. to allow for bispecific binding. Theheterodimeric bispecific antibodies of the invention are useful to treata variety of types of cancers. As will be appreciated by those in theart, in contrast to traditional monoclonal antibodies that bind to tumorantigens, or to the newer classes of bispecific antibodies that bind,for example, CD3 and tumor antigens (such as described in U.S. Ser. No.15/141,350, for example), checkpoint antibodies are used to increase theimmune response but are not generally tumor specific in their action.That is, the bispecific antibodies of the invention inhibit thesuppression of the immune system, generally leading to T cellactivation, which in turn leads to greater immune response to cancerouscells and thus treatment. Such antibodies can therefore be expected tofind utility for treatment of a wide variety of tumor types. Forexample, the FDA recently approved Keytruda®, an anti-PD-1 monospecificantibody on the basis of a genetic feature, rather than a tumor type.

Additionally, the bispecific heterodimeric antibodies of the presentinvention that bind to TGFßRII and PD-1 can have two differentfunctional components. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antigenbinding domain (ABD) competes for binding with approved anti-PD-1antibodies such as nivolumab (OPDIVO®) and pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®);that is, the anti-PD-1 ABD of the bispecific antibody serves to preventthe binding of PD-1 to its cognate ligands such as PD-L1. That is, theanti-PD-1 ABD is used to both target T cells but also to blockinteraction with PD-1 ligands. In other embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABDof the bispecific antibody serves only to target the bispecific antibodyto the T cell and does not interfere with the association of PD-1 withits ligands; that is, it does not compete with nivolumab orpermbrolizumab, and thus, in some embodiments, can be co-administeredwith a standard anti-PD-1 antibody such as nivolumab or permbrolizumabto give unexpectedly better results. Anti-PD-1 ABDs that do not competeare referred to herein as “non-competing PD-1 ABDs” or “NCPD-1 ABDs”.

D. Heterodimeric Antibodies

Accordingly, in some embodiments the present invention providesheterodimeric immunomodulatory antibodies that rely on the use of twodifferent heavy chain variant Fc sequences, that will self-assemble toform heterodimeric Fc domains and heterodimeric antibodies.

The present invention is directed to novel constructs to provideheterodimeric antibodies that allow binding to more than oneimmunomodulatory antigen or ligand, e.g. to allow for bispecificbinding. The heterodimeric antibody constructs are based on theself-assembling nature of the two Fc domains of the heavy chains ofantibodies, e.g. two “monomers” that assemble into a “dimer”.Heterodimeric antibodies are made by altering the amino acid sequence ofeach monomer as more fully discussed below. Thus, the present inventionis generally directed to the creation of heterodimeric immunomodulatoryantibodies which can co-engage antigens in several ways, relying onamino acid variants in the constant regions that are different on eachchain to promote heterodimeric formation and/or allow for ease ofpurification of heterodimers over the homodimers.

Thus, the present invention provides bispecific antibodies. An ongoingproblem in antibody technologies is the desire for “bispecific”antibodies that bind to two different antigens simultaneously, ingeneral thus allowing the different antigens to be brought intoproximity and resulting in new functionalities and new therapies. Ingeneral, these antibodies are made by including genes for each heavy andlight chain into the host cells. This generally results in the formationof the desired heterodimer (A-B), as well as the two homodimers (A-A andB-B (not including the light chain heterodimeric issues)). However, amajor obstacle in the formation of bispecific antibodies is thedifficulty in purifying the heterodimeric antibodies away from thehomodimeric antibodies and/or biasing the formation of the heterodimerover the formation of the homodimers. In some embodiments, thebispecific antibodies include a TGFßRII binding domain. Any suitableTGFßRII binding domain can be included in the bispecific antibodyprovided herein, including those disclosed in the Figures (e.g., FIGS.19, 87 and 89) and the sequence listing. In some embodiments, thebispecific antibody includes a TGFßRII binding domain and a CD5 bindingdomain (i.e., an anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 antibody). Any suitable CD5 canbe included in the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 antibody including thosedisclosed in the Figures (e.g., FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and the sequencelisting. In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody includes a TGFßRIIbinding domain and a PD-1 binding domain (i.e., ananti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 antibody). Any suitable PD-1 binding domain canbe included in the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bispecific antibody includingthose disclosed in the sequence listing.

There are a number of mechanisms that can be used to generate theheterodimers of the present invention. In addition, as will beappreciated by those in the art, these mechanisms can be combined toensure high heterodimerization. Thus, amino acid variants that lead tothe production of heterodimers are referred to as “heterodimerizationvariants”. As discussed below, heterodimerization variants can includesteric variants (e.g. the “knobs and holes” or “skew” variants describedbelow and the “charge pairs” variants described below) as well as “pIvariants”, which allows purification of homodimers away fromheterodimers. As is generally described in WO2014/145806, herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety and specifically as below forthe discussion of “heterodimerization variants”, useful mechanisms forheterodimerization include “knobs and holes” (“KIH”; sometimes herein as“skew” variants (see discussion in WO2014/145806), “electrostaticsteering” or “charge pairs” as described in WO2014/145806, pI variantsas described in WO2014/145806, and general additional Fc variants asoutlined in WO2014/145806 and below.

In the present invention, there are several basic mechanisms that canlead to ease of purifying heterodimeric antibodies; one relies on theuse of pI variants, such that each monomer has a different pI, thusallowing the isoelectric purification of A-A, A-B and B-B dimericproteins. Alternatively, some scaffold formats, such as the “triple F”format, also allows separation on the basis of size. As is furtheroutlined below, it is also possible to “skew” the formation ofheterodimers over homodimers. Thus, a combination of stericheterodimerization variants and pI or charge pair variants findparticular use in the invention.

In general, embodiments of particular use in the present invention relyon sets of variants that include skew variants, that encourageheterodimerization formation over homodimerization formation, coupledwith pI variants, which increase the pI difference between the twomonomers.

Additionally, as more fully outlined below, depending on the format ofthe heterodimer antibody, pI variants can be either contained within theconstant and/or Fc domains of a monomer, or charged linkers, eitherdomain linkers or scFv linkers, can be used. That is, scaffolds thatutilize scFv(s) such as the Triple F format can include charged scFvlinkers (either positive or negative), that give a further pI boost forpurification purposes. As will be appreciated by those in the art, someTriple F formats are useful with just charged scFv linkers and noadditional pI adjustments, although the invention does provide pIvariants that are on one or both of the monomers, and/or charged domainlinkers as well. In addition, additional amino acid engineering foralternative functionalities may also confer pI changes, such as Fc, FcRnand KO variants.

In the present invention that utilizes pI as a separation mechanism toallow the purification of heterodimeric proteins, amino acid variantscan be introduced into one or both of the monomer polypeptides; that is,the pI of one of the monomers (referred to herein for simplicity as“monomer A”) can be engineered away from monomer B, or both monomer Aand B change be changed, with the pI of monomer A increasing and the pIof monomer B decreasing. As discussed, the pI changes of either or bothmonomers can be done by removing or adding a charged residue (e.g. aneutral amino acid is replaced by a positively or negatively chargedamino acid residue, e.g. glycine to glutamic acid), changing a chargedresidue from positive or negative to the opposite charge (e.g. asparticacid to lysine) or changing a charged residue to a neutral residue (e.g.loss of a charge; lysine to serine.). A number of these variants areshown in the Figures.

Accordingly, this embodiment of the present invention provides forcreating a sufficient change in pI in at least one of the monomers suchthat heterodimers can be separated from homodimers. As will beappreciated by those in the art, and as discussed further below, thiscan be done by using a “wild type” heavy chain constant region and avariant region that has been engineered to either increase or decreaseits pI (wt A−+B or wt A−−B), or by increasing one region and decreasingthe other region (A+−B− or A−B+).

Thus, in general, a component of some embodiments of the presentinvention are amino acid variants in the constant regions of antibodiesthat are directed to altering the isoelectric point (pI) of at leastone, if not both, of the monomers of a dimeric protein to form “pIantibodies” by incorporating amino acid substitutions (“pI variants” or“pI substitutions”) into one or both of the monomers. As shown herein,the separation of the heterodimers from the two homodimers can beaccomplished if the pIs of the two monomers differ by as little as 0.1pH unit, with 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 or greater all finding use in thepresent invention.

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the number of pI variants tobe included on each or both monomer(s) to get good separation willdepend in part on the starting pI of the components, for example in thetriple F format, the starting pI of the scFv and Fab of interest. Thatis, to determine which monomer to engineer or in which “direction” (e.g.more positive or more negative), the Fv sequences of the two targetantigens are calculated and a decision is made from there. As is knownin the art, different Fvs will have different starting pIs which areexploited in the present invention. In general, as outlined herein, thepIs are engineered to result in a total pI difference of each monomer ofat least about 0.1 logs, with 0.2 to 0.5 being preferred as outlinedherein. Furthermore, as will be appreciated by those in the art andoutlined herein, in some embodiments, heterodimers can be separated fromhomodimers on the basis of size. Several of the formats provided hereinallow separation of heterodimers and homodimers on the basis of size.

1. Heterodimerization Variants

The present invention provides heterodimeric proteins, includingheterodimeric antibodies in a variety of formats, which utilizeheterodimeric variants to allow for heterodimeric formation and/orpurification away from homodimers. A number of heterodimerizationvariants are shown in the Figures (e.g., FIGS. 1 and 4).

There are a number of suitable pairs of sets of heterodimerization skewvariants. These variants come in “pairs” of “sets”. That is, one set ofthe pair is incorporated into the first monomer and the other set of thepair is incorporated into the second monomer. It should be noted thatthese sets do not necessarily behave as “knobs in holes” variants, witha one-to-one correspondence between a residue on one monomer and aresidue on the other; that is, these pairs of sets form an interfacebetween the two monomers that encourages heterodimer formation anddiscourages homodimer formation, allowing the percentage of heterodimersthat spontaneously form under biological conditions to be over 90%,rather than the expected 50% (25 homodimer A/A:50% heterodimer A/B:25%homodimer B/B).

2. Steric Variants

In some embodiments, the formation of heterodimers can be facilitated bythe addition of steric variants. That is, by changing amino acids ineach heavy chain, different heavy chains are more likely to associate toform the heterodimeric structure than to form homodimers with the sameFc amino acid sequences. Suitable steric variants are included in in theFigures.

One mechanism is generally referred to in the art as “knobs and holes”,referring to amino acid engineering that creates steric influences tofavor heterodimeric formation and disfavor homodimeric formation canalso optionally be used; this is sometimes referred to as “knobs andholes”, as described in U.S. Ser. No. 61/596,846, Ridgway et al.,Protein Engineering 9(7):617 (1996); Atwell et al., J. Mol. Biol. 1997270:26; U.S. Pat. No. 8,216,805, all of which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. The Figures identify a number of “monomerA-monomer B” pairs that rely on “knobs and holes”. In addition, asdescribed in Merchant et al., Nature Biotech. 16:677 (1998), these“knobs and hole” mutations can be combined with disulfide bonds to skewformation to heterodimerization.

An additional mechanism that finds use in the generation of heterodimersis sometimes referred to as “electrostatic steering” as described inGunasekaran et al., J. Biol. Chem. 285(25):19637 (2010), herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety. This is sometimes referred toherein as “charge pairs”. In this embodiment, electrostatics are used toskew the formation towards heterodimerization. As those in the art willappreciate, these may also have an effect on pI, and thus onpurification, and thus could in some cases also be considered pIvariants. However, as these were generated to force heterodimerizationand were not used as purification tools, they are classified as “stericvariants”. These include, but are not limited to, D221E/P228E/L368Epaired with D221R/P228R/K409R (e.g. these are “monomer correspondingsets) and C220E/P228E/368E paired with C220R/E224R/P228R/K409R.

Additional monomer A and monomer B variants that can be combined withother variants, optionally and independently in any amount, such as pIvariants outlined herein or other steric variants that are shown in FIG.37 of US 2012/0149876, the figure and legend and SEQ ID NOs of which areincorporated expressly by reference herein.

In some embodiments, the steric variants outlined herein can beoptionally and independently incorporated with any pI variant (or othervariants such as Fc variants, FcRn variants, etc.) into one or bothmonomers, and can be independently and optionally included or excludedfrom the proteins of the invention.

A list of suitable skew variants is found in the Figures showing somepairs of particular utility in many embodiments. Of particular use inmany embodiments are the pairs of sets including, but not limited to,S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S; L368D/K370S:S364K; L368E/K370S:S364K;T411T/E360E/Q362E:D401K; L368D/K370S:S364K/E357L, K370S:S364K/E357Q andT366S/L368A/Y407V:T366W (optionally including a bridging disulfide,T366S/L368A/Y407V/Y349C:T366W/S354C). In terms of nomenclature, the pair“S364K/E357Q: L368D/K370S” means that one of the monomers has the doublevariant set S364K/E357Q and the other has the double variant setL368D/K370S; as above, the “strandedness” of these pairs depends on thestarting pI.

3. pI (Isoelectric Point) Variants for Heterodimers

In general, as will be appreciated by those in the art, there are twogeneral categories of pI variants: those that increase the pI of theprotein (basic changes) and those that decrease the pI of the protein(acidic changes). As described herein, all combinations of thesevariants can be done: one monomer may be wild type, or a variant thatdoes not display a significantly different pI from wild-type, and theother can be either more basic or more acidic. Alternatively, eachmonomer is changed, one to more basic and one to more acidic.

Preferred combinations of pI variants are shown in the Figures. Asoutlined herein and shown in the figures, these changes are shownrelative to IgG1, but all isotypes can be altered this way, as well asisotype hybrids. In the case where the heavy chain constant domain isfrom IgG2-4, R133E and R133Q can also be used.

In one embodiment, for example in the bottle opener format, a preferredcombination of pI variants has one monomer (the negative Fab side)comprising 208D/295E/384D/418E/421D variants(N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D when relative to human IgG1) and a secondmonomer (the positive scFv side) comprising a positively charged scFvlinker, including (GKPGS)₄. However, as will be appreciated by those inthe art, the first monomer includes a CH1 domain, including position208. Accordingly, in constructs that do not include a CH1 domain (forexample for heterodimeric Fc fusion proteins that do not utilize a CH1domain on one of the domains, for example in a dual scFv format), apreferred negative pI variant Fc set includes 295E/384D/418E/421Dvariants (Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D when relative to human IgG1).

Accordingly, in some embodiments, one monomer has a set of substitutionsfrom the Figures and the other monomer has a charged linker (either inthe form of a charged scFv linker because that monomer comprises an scFvor a charged domain linker, as the format dictates).

4. Isotypic Variants

In addition, many embodiments of the invention rely on the “importation”of pI amino acids at particular positions from one IgG isotype intoanother, thus reducing or eliminating the possibility of unwantedimmunogenicity being introduced into the variants. A number of these areshown in FIG. 21 of US Publ. 2014/0370013, hereby incorporated byreference. That is, IgG1 is a common isotype for therapeutic antibodiesfor a variety of reasons, including high effector function. However, theheavy constant region of IgG1 has a higher pI than that of IgG2 (8.10versus 7.31). By introducing IgG2 residues at particular positions intothe IgG1 backbone, the pI of the resulting monomer is lowered (orincreased) and additionally exhibits longer serum half-life. Forexample, IgG1 has a glycine (pI 5.97) at position 137, and IgG2 has aglutamic acid (pI 3.22); importing the glutamic acid will affect the pIof the resulting protein. As is described below, a number of amino acidsubstitutions are generally required to significant affect the pI of thevariant antibody. However, it should be noted as discussed below thateven changes in IgG2 molecules allow for increased serum half-life.

In other embodiments, non-isotypic amino acid changes are made, eitherto reduce the overall charge state of the resulting protein (e.g. bychanging a higher pI amino acid to a lower pI amino acid), or to allowaccommodations in structure for stability, etc. as is more furtherdescribed below.

In addition, by pI engineering both the heavy and light constantdomains, significant changes in each monomer of the heterodimer can beseen. As discussed herein, having the pIs of the two monomers differ byat least 0.5 can allow separation by ion exchange chromatography orisoelectric focusing, or other methods sensitive to isoelectric point.

5. Calculating pI

The pI of each monomer can depend on the pI of the variant heavy chainconstant domain and the pI of the total monomer, including the variantheavy chain constant domain and the fusion partner. Thus, in someembodiments, the change in pI is calculated on the basis of the variantheavy chain constant domain, using the chart in the FIG. 19 of US Pub.2014/0370013. As discussed herein, which monomer to engineer isgenerally decided by the inherent pI of the Fv and scaffold regions.Alternatively, the pI of each monomer can be compared.

6. pI Variants that Also Confer Better FcRn In Vivo Binding

In the case where the pI variant decreases the pI of the monomer, theycan have the added benefit of improving serum retention in vivo.

Although still under examination, Fc regions are believed to have longerhalf-lives in vivo, because binding to FcRn at pH 6 in an endosomesequesters the Fc (Ghetie and Ward, 1997 Immunol Today. 18(12): 592-598,entirely incorporated by reference). The endosomal compartment thenrecycles the Fc to the cell surface. Once the compartment opens to theextracellular space, the higher pH, ˜7.4, induces the release of Fc backinto the blood. In mice, Dall'Acqua et al. showed that Fc mutants withincreased FcRn binding at pH 6 and pH 7.4 actually had reduced serumconcentrations and the same half-life as wild-type Fc (Dall'Acqua et al.2002, J. Immunol. 169:5171-5180, entirely incorporated by reference).The increased affinity of Fc for FcRn at pH 7.4 is thought to forbid therelease of the Fc back into the blood. Therefore, the Fc mutations thatwill increase Fc's half-life in vivo will ideally increase FcRn bindingat the lower pH while still allowing release of Fc at higher pH. Theamino acid histidine changes its charge state in the pH range of 6.0 to7.4. Therefore, it is not surprising to find His residues at importantpositions in the Fc/FcRn complex.

Recently it has been suggested that antibodies with variable regionsthat have lower isoelectric points may also have longer serum half-lives(Igawa et al., 2010 PEDS. 23(5): 385-392, entirely incorporated byreference). However, the mechanism of this is still poorly understood.Moreover, variable regions differ from antibody to antibody. Constantregion variants with reduced pI and extended half-life would provide amore modular approach to improving the pharmacokinetic properties ofantibodies, as described herein.

7. Additional Fc Variants for Additional Functionality

In addition to pI amino acid variants, there are a number of useful Fcamino acid modification that can be made for a variety of reasons,including, but not limited to, altering binding to one or more FcγRreceptors, altered binding to FcRn receptors, etc.

Accordingly, the proteins of the invention can include amino acidmodifications, including the heterodimerization variants outlinedherein, which includes the pI variants and steric variants. Each set ofvariants can be independently and optionally included or excluded fromany particular heterodimeric protein.

8. FcγR Variants

Accordingly, there are a number of useful Fc substitutions that can bemade to alter binding to one or more of the FcγR receptors.Substitutions that result in increased binding as well as decreasedbinding can be useful. For example, it is known that increased bindingto FcγRIIIa results in increased ADCC (antibody dependent cell-mediatedcytotoxicity; the cell-mediated reaction wherein nonspecific cytotoxiccells that express FcγRs recognize bound antibody on a target cell andsubsequently cause lysis of the target cell). Similarly, decreasedbinding to FcγRIIb (an inhibitory receptor) can be beneficial as well insome circumstances. Amino acid substitutions that find use in thepresent invention include those listed in U.S. Ser. No. 11/124,620(particularly FIG. 41), Ser. Nos. 11/174,287, 11/396,495, 11/538,406,all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference in theirentirety and specifically for the variants disclosed therein. Particularvariants that find use include, but are not limited to, 236A, 239D,239E, 332E, 332D, 239D/332E, 267D, 267E, 328F, 267E/328F, 236A/332E,239D/332E/330Y, 239D, 332E/330L, 243A, 243L, 264A, 264V and 299T.

In addition, there are additional Fc substitutions that find use inincreased binding to the FcRn receptor and increased serum half-life, asspecifically disclosed in U.S. Ser. No. 12/341,769, hereby incorporatedby reference in its entirety, including, but not limited to, 434S, 434A,428L, 308F, 259I, 428L/434S, 259I/308F, 436I/428L, 436I or V/434S,436V/428L and 259I/308F/428L.

9. Ablation Variants

Similarly, another category of functional variants are “FcγR ablationvariants” or “Fc knock out (FcKO or KO)” variants. In these embodiments,for some therapeutic applications, it is desirable to reduce or removethe normal binding of the Fc domain to one or more or all of the Fcγreceptors (e.g., FcγR1, FcγRIIa, FcγRIIb, FcγRIIIa, etc.) to avoidadditional mechanisms of action. That is, for example, in manyembodiments, particularly in the use of bispecific immunomodulatoryantibodies desirable to ablate FcγRIIIa binding to eliminate orsignificantly reduce ADCC activity such that one of the Fc domainscomprises one or more Fcγ receptor ablation variants. These ablationvariants are depicted in the figures, and each can be independently andoptionally included or excluded, with preferred aspects utilizingablation variants selected from the group consisting of G236R/L328R,E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S239K, E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K,E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S239K/A327G,E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K/A327G and E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del. Itshould be noted that the ablation variants referenced herein ablate FcγRbinding but generally not FcRn binding.

10. Combination of Heterodimeric and Fc Variants

As will be appreciated by those in the art, all of the recitedheterodimerization variants (including skew and/or pI variants) can beoptionally and independently combined in any way, as long as they retaintheir “strandedness” or “monomer partition”. In addition, all of thesevariants can be combined into any of the heterodimerization formats.

In the case of pI variants, while embodiments finding particular use areshown in the Figures, other combinations can be generated, following thebasic rule of altering the pI difference between two monomers tofacilitate purification.

In addition, any of the heterodimerization variants, skew and pI, arealso independently and optionally combined with Fc ablation variants, Fcvariants, FcRn variants, as generally outlined herein.

E. CD5 Antigen Binding Domains

In one aspect, provided herein are antigen binding domains (ABDs) thatbind CD5 (also referred to herein as “anti-CD5 antigen binding domains”or CD5 antigen binding domains” or “CD5 binding domains”) and relatedantibodies that include such anti-CD5 binding domains (e.g.,anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibodies). The subject anti-CD5binding domains described herein are capable of binding to CD5expressing cells.

In some embodiments, antibodies that include the anti-CD5 antigenbinding domains provided herein are capable of selectively binding tocells expressing high levels of CD5 over cells expressing low levels ofCD5. In some embodiments, the antibodies that include such anti-CD5antigen binding domains are useful in the treatment of cancers. Forexample, anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibodies that include thesubject anti-CD5 antigen binding domains find use as cancer therapeuticsby blocking the TGFß/TGFßR axis in cells that express CD5. In particularembodiments, the subject anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibodies arecapable of enhancing blocking activity on both on activated andunactivated T cells.

As will be appreciated by those in the art, suitable anti-CD5 bindingdomains can include a set of 6 CDRs as depicted in the figures (FIGS.61-63 and 88) and sequence listing, either as the CDRs are underlinedor, in the case where a different numbering scheme is used as describedherein and as shown in Table 2, as the CDRs that are identified usingother alignments within the variable heavy (VH) domain and variablelight domain (VL) sequences of those depicted in the figures (FIGS.61-63 and 88) and sequence listing (see Table 2). Suitable anti-CD5 ABDscan also include the entire VH and VL sequences as depicted in thesesequences and figures, used as scFvs or as Fab domains.

In one embodiment, the anti-CD5 antigen binding domain includes the 6CDRs (i.e., vhCDR1-3 and vlCDR1-3) of an anti-CD5 antigen binding domainformed by any combination of an anti-CD5 VH and VL described herein,including the figures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and sequence listing. Inexemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH:SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ IDNO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ IDNO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ IDNO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ IDNO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ IDNO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable lightdomain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141.In exemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQID NO:2155, and the variable light domain selected is from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159.

In addition to the parental CDR sets disclosed in the figures andsequence listing that form an ABD to CD5, provided herein are variantanti-CD5 ABDS having CDRs that include at least one modification of theanti-CD5 ABD CDRs disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the anti-CD5 ABDincludes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acidmodifications as compared to the 6 CDRs of an anti-CD5 antigen bindingdomain formed by any combination of an anti-CD5 variable heavy (VH)domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, including thefigures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and sequence listing. In exemplaryembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD includes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acid modifications as compared to the 6 CDRs ofan anti-CD5 antigen binding domain formed by any combination of ananti-CD5 variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domaindescribed herein, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH:SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ IDNO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ IDNO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ IDNO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ IDNO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ IDNO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable lightdomain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141.In exemplary embodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD includes a set of 6 CDRs with1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acid modifications as compared tothe 6 CDRs of an anti-CD5 antigen binding domain formed by anycombination of an anti-CD5 described herein, wherein the variable heavydomain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ IDNO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, and the variable lightdomain selected is from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ IDNO:2159. In certain embodiments, the variant anti-CD5 ABD is capable ofbinding CD5 antigen, as measured by at least one of a Biacore, surfaceplasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octetassay) assay, with the latter finding particular use in manyembodiments. In particular embodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD is capable ofbinding human CD5.

In one embodiment, the anti-CD5 ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of an anti-CD5 antigenbinding domain formed by any combination of an anti-CD5 variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, includingthe figures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and sequence listing. In exemplaryembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least 90, 95,97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of an anti-CD5 antigen bindingdomain formed by a combination of an anti-CD5 variable heavy (VH) domainand variable light (VL) domain described herein, wherein the variableheavy domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187,SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ IDNO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ IDNO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ IDNO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ IDNO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ IDNO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ IDNO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ IDNO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ IDNO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, andSEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable light domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ IDNO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ IDNO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ IDNO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ IDNO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ IDNO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ IDNO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ IDNO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ IDNO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ IDNO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-CD5ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical tothe 6 CDRs of an anti-CD5 antigen binding domain formed by a combinationof an anti-CD5 variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domaindescribed herein, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQID NO:2155, and the variable light domain selected is from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159. In certainembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding to CD5 antigen, asmeasured by at least one of a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR)and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with thelatter finding particular use in many embodiments. In particularembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding human CD5.

In another exemplary embodiment, the anti-CD5 ABD include the variableheavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain of any one of theanti-CD5 VH domains and VL domains described herein, including thefigures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and sequence listing. In exemplaryembodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ IDNO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ IDNO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ IDNO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ IDNO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ IDNO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable lightdomain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141.In exemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQID NO:2155, and the variable light domain selected is from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159.

In addition to the parental anti-CD5 binding domain variable heavy andvariable light domains disclosed herein, provided herein are anti-CD5ABDs that include a variable heavy domain and/or a variable light domainthat are variants of an anti-CD5 ABD variable heavy (VH) domain andvariable light (VL) domain disclosed herein. In one embodiment, thevariant VH domain and/or VL domain has from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VL domain of an anti-CD5 variableheavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein,including the figures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) and sequence listing. Inexemplary embodiments, the variant VH domain and/or VL domain has from1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VLdomain, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ IDNO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ IDNO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ IDNO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ IDNO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ IDNO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ IDNO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable lightdomain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141.In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH domain and/or VL domain hasfrom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes from a VH and/orVL domain, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ IDNO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ IDNO:2155, and the variable light domain is selected is from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159. In certainembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding to CD5, as measuredat least one of a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI(biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with the latterfinding particular use in many embodiments. In particular embodiments,the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding human CD5.

In one embodiment, the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95,97, 98 or 99% identical to the VH and/or VL of an anti-CD5 ABD asdescribed herein, including the figures (FIGS. 61-63 and 88) andsequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH and/or VLdomain is at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to a VH and/or VL,wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163,SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754,SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ IDNO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ IDNO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ IDNO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ IDNO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ IDNO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ IDNO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, and the variable light domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ IDNO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ IDNO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ IDNO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ IDNO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ IDNO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ IDNO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ IDNO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ IDNO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ IDNO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141. In exemplary embodiments,the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99%identical to a VH and/or VL of a variable heavy domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQID NO:2155, and/or a variable light domain selected is from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159. In certainembodiments, the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding to CD5, as measuredby at least one of a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI(biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with the latterfinding particular use in many embodiments. In particular embodiments,the anti-CD5 ABD is capable of binding human CD5.

Such CD5 binding domains can be included in any of the heterodimericantibodies provided herein including, for example, the “1+1Fab-scFv-Fc,” “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc,” “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc,” “2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc,”and “2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc” format antibodies disclosed herein.

E. Anti-TGFßRII Antigen Binding Domains

Provided herein are antigen binding domains that bind TGFßRII (alsoreferred to herein as “anti-TGFßRII antigen binding domains” or “TGFßRIIantigen binding domains”) and variants thereof, as well as relatedantibodies that include such anti-TGFßRII binding domains (e.g.,anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibodies and anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRIIbispecific antibodies). As outlined herein, there are two differenttypes of anti-TGFßRII ABDs, those that contain a VH and VL and thosethat are VHH domains and only contain a single heavy variable domain.

Anti-TGFßRII ABD variable heavy and variable light domains are depictedin FIGS. 19, 87, 89 and the sequence listing. Anti-TGFßRII ABDs thatinclude a single VHH are included in the sequence listing (SEQ IDNOs:580-939).

As will be appreciated by those in the art, suitable anti-TGFßRIIbinding domains can include a set of 6 CDRs as depicted in the figures(FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequence listing, either as the CDRs areunderlined or, in the case where a different numbering scheme is used asdescribed herein and as shown in Table 2, as the CDRs that areidentified using other alignments within the variable heavy (VH) domainand variable light domain (VL) sequences of those depicted in thefigures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequence listing (see Table 2). Suitableanti-TGFßRII ABDs can also include the entire VH and VL sequences asdepicted in these sequences and figures, used as scFvs or as Fabdomains.

In one embodiment, the anti-TGFßRII antigen binding domain includes the6 CDRs (i.e., vhCDR1-3 and vlCDR1-3) of an anti-TGFßRII antigen bindingdomain formed by any combination of an anti-TGFßRII VH and VL describedherein, including the figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequence listing.In exemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ IDNO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875,SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572,SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ IDNO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022,SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and the variable light domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. In exemplaryembodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ IDNO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385,SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and the variablelight domain selected is from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867,SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703.

In addition to the parental CDR sets disclosed in the figures andsequence listing that form an ABD to TGFßRII, provided herein arevariant anti-TGFßRII ABDS having CDRs that include at least onemodification of the anti-TGFßRII ABD CDRs disclosed herein. In oneembodiment, the anti-TGFßRII ABD includes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acid modifications as compared to the 6 CDRsof an anti-TGFßRII antigen binding domain formed by any combination ofan anti-TGFßRII variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL)domain described herein, including the figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) andsequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABDincludes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acidmodifications as compared to the 6 CDRs of an anti-TGFßRII antigenbinding domain formed by any combination of an anti-TGFßRII variableheavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein,wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ IDNO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ IDNO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006,SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ IDNO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and the variable light domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. In exemplaryembodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD includes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acid modifications as compared to the 6 CDRsof an anti-TGFßRII antigen binding domain formed by any combination ofan anti-TGFßRII variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL)domain described herein, wherein the variable heavy domain is selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ IDNO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381,SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605,and the variable light domain selected is from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703. In certainembodiments, the variant anti-TGFßRII ABD is capable of binding TGFßRIIantigen, as measured by at least one of a Biacore, surface plasmonresonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay)assay, with the latter finding particular use in many embodiments. Inparticular embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD is capable of binding humanTGFßRII.

In one embodiment, the anti-TGFßRII ABD includes 6 CDRs that are atleast 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of an anti-TGFßRIIantigen binding domain formed by any combination of an anti-TGFßRIIvariable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain describedherein, including the figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequence listing.In exemplary embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD includes 6 CDRs that areat least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of ananti-TGFßRII antigen binding domain formed by a combination of ananti-TGFßRII variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domaindescribed herein, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ IDNO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875,SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572,SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ IDNO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022,SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and the variable light domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. In exemplaryembodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least 90,95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of an anti-TGFßRII antigenbinding domain formed by a combination of an anti-TGFßRII variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, wherein thevariable heavy domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863,1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and the variable light domain selected isfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703. In certain embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD is capableof binding to TGFßRII antigen, as measured by at least one of a Biacore,surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry,e.g., Octet assay) assay, with the latter finding particular use in manyembodiments. In particular embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD is capableof binding human TGFßRII.

In another exemplary embodiment, the anti-TGFßRII ABD include thevariable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain of any one ofthe anti-TGFßRII VH domains and VL domains described herein, includingthe figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequence listing. In exemplaryembodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ IDNO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006,SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ IDNO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310, and the variable light domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ IDNO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. In exemplaryembodiments, the variable heavy domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ IDNO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385,SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and the variablelight domain selected is from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867,SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703.

In addition to the parental anti-TGFßRII binding domain variable heavyand variable light domains disclosed herein, provided herein areanti-TGFßRII ABDs that include a variable heavy domain and/or a variablelight domain that are variants of an anti-TGFßRII ABD variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain disclosed herein. In oneembodiment, the variant VH domain and/or VL domain has from 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VL domain of ananti-TGFßRII variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domaindescribed herein, including the figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequencelisting. In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH domain and/or VLdomain has from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes froma VH and/or VL domain, wherein the variable heavy domain is selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ IDNO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385,SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ IDNO:1875, SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ IDNO:541, SEQ ID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQID NO:572, SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002,SEQ ID NO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ IDNO:1022, SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ IDNO:1038, SEQ ID NO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054,SEQ ID NO:1058, SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ IDNO:1074, SEQ ID NO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ IDNO:1090, SEQ ID NO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ IDNO:1110, SEQ ID NO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO:1126, SEQ ID NO: 1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142,SEQ ID NO:1146, SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ IDNO:1162, SEQ ID NO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO:1178, SEQ ID NO: 1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194,SEQ ID NO:1198, NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214,SEQ ID NO:1218, SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ IDNO:1234, SEQ ID NO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250,SEQ ID NO:1254, SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ IDNO:1270, SEQ ID NO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ IDNO:1286, SEQ ID NO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302,SEQ ID NO:1306, and SEQ ID NO:1310, and the variable light domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879,SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576,SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319. In exemplaryembodiments, the variant VH domain and/or VL domain has from 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VL domain,wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and the variable light domain isselected is from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ IDNO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703. In certain embodiments, theanti-TGFßRII ABD is capable of binding to TGFßRII, as measured at leastone of a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayerinterferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with the latter findingparticular use in many embodiments. In particular embodiments, theanti-TGFßRII ABD is capable of binding human TGFßRII.

In one embodiment, the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95,97, 98 or 99% identical to the VH and/or VL of an anti-TGFßRII ABD asdescribed herein, including the figures (FIGS. 19, 87, 89) and sequencelisting. In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH and/or VL domain is atleast 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to a VH and/or VL, wherein thevariable heavy domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377,SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ IDNO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ IDNO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ ID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994,SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ IDNO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO:1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ ID NO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046,SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058, SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ IDNO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ ID NO: 1078, SEQ ID NO:1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ ID NO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098,NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ ID NO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118,SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO: 1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ IDNO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146, SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154,SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ ID NO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ IDNO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO: 1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ IDNO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198, NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ IDNO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218, SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO:1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ ID NO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242,SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254, SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ IDNO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ ID NO:1274, SEQ ID NO:1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ ID NO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294,SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306, and SEQ ID NO:1310, andthe variable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ IDNO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ IDNO:1319. In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH and/or VL domain is atleast 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to a VH and/or VL, wherein thevariable heavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ IDNO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863,1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and the variable light domain selected isfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, and SEQ IDNOs:1606-1703. In certain embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD is capableof binding to TGFßRII, as measured by at least one of a Biacore, surfaceplasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octetassay) assay, with the latter finding particular use in manyembodiments. In particular embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD is capableof binding human TGFßRII.

Such TGFßRII binding domains can be included in any of the heterodimericantibodies provided herein including, for example, the “1+1Fab-scFv-Fc,” “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc,” “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc,” “2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc,”and “2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc” format antibodies disclosed herein.

G. Anti-PD-1 Antigen Binding Domains

The invention provides bispecific heterodimeric antibodies that bind tohuman PD-1, the sequence of which are depicted in the sequence listing.As outlined herein, there are two different types of anti-PD-1 ABDs,those that compete for binding with nivolumab and pembrolizumab (e.g.those that interfere with the binding of the PD-1 protein with itscognate functional ligands but target the antibody to the T cells), andthose that do not compete (and thus can be co-administered withanti-PD-1 antibodies as well).

As will be appreciated by those in the art, there are a large number ofsuitable anti-PD-1 ABDs that bind human PD-1, including those depictedin the sequence listing. Additionally, these anti-PD-1 variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain domains can be utilizedeither as Fab constructs, or as scFv constructs. The VH/VL of competingPD-1 ABDs that are useful in the subject in the heterodimeric antibodiesprovided herein include, but are not limited to: SEQ ID NOs:131 and 135,SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ ID NOs:147 and 151, SEQ ID NOs:155 and 159,SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ ID NOs:171 and 175, SEQ ID NOs:179 and 183,SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ ID NOs:195 and 199, SEQ ID NOs:203 and 207,SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ ID NOs:219 and 223, SEQ ID NOs:227 and 231,SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ ID NOs:243 and 247, SEQ ID NOs:251 and 255,SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ ID NOs:267 and 271, SEQ ID NOs:275 and 279,SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ ID NOs:291 and 295, SEQ ID NOs:299 and 303,SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ ID NOs:315 and 319, SEQ ID NOs:323 and 327,SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ ID NOs:339 and 343, SEQ ID NOs:347 and 351,SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ ID NOs:363 and 367, SEQ ID NOs:371 and 375,SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ ID NOs:387 and 391, SEQ ID NOs:395 and 399,SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ ID NOs:411 and 415, SEQ ID NOs:419 and 423,SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ ID NOs:435 and 439, SEQ ID NOs:443 and 447,SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ ID NOs:459 and 463, SEQ ID NOs:467 and 471,and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479 and variants thereof.

Alternatively, anti-PD-1 ABDs that bind human PD-1 but do not competefor binding with nivolumab and pembrolizumab, “NCPD-1 ABDs”, can also beused in the present invention. Non-competing PD-1 ABDs that are usefulin the subject in the heterodimeric antibodies provided herein include,but are not limited to, those that include a variable heavy domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, and SEQ IDNO:123 or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975,SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ IDNO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127or a variant thereof.

In one embodiment, the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domain includes the 6CDRs (i.e., vhCDR1-3 and vlCDR1-3) of an anti-PD-1 antigen bindingdomain formed by any combination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy (VH)domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, including thesequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain isselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, and SEQ IDNO:123, and the variable light domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ IDNO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127. Inexemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain and variable lightdomain are selected from the following VH/VL combinations: SEQ IDNOs:131 and 135, SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ ID NOs:147 and 151, SEQ IDNOs:155 and 159, SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ ID NOs:171 and 175, SEQ IDNOs:179 and 183, SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ ID NOs:195 and 199, SEQ IDNOs:203 and 207, SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ ID NOs:219 and 223, SEQ IDNOs:227 and 231, SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ ID NOs:243 and 247, SEQ IDNOs:251 and 255, SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ ID NOs:267 and 271, SEQ IDNOs:275 and 279, SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ ID NOs:291 and 295, SEQ IDNOs:299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ ID NOs:315 and 319, SEQ IDNOs:323 and 327, SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ ID NOs:339 and 343, SEQ IDNOs:347 and 351, SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ ID NOs:363 and 367, SEQ IDNOs:371 and 375, SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ ID NOs:387 and 391, SEQ IDNOs:395 and 399, SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ ID NOs:411 and 415, SEQ IDNOs:419 and 423, SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ ID NOs:435 and 439, SEQ IDNOs:443 and 447, SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ ID NOs:459 and 463, SEQ IDNOs:467 and 471, and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479.

In addition to the parental CDR sets disclosed in the figures andsequence listing that form an ABD to PD-1, provided herein are variantanti-PD-1 ABDS having CDRs that include at least one modification of theanti-PD-1 ABD CDRs disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the anti-PD-1ABD includes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 aminoacid modifications as compared to the 6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigenbinding domain formed by any combination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, includingthe sequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABDincludes a set of 6 CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acidmodifications as compared to the 6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigen bindingdomain formed by any combination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy (VH)domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, wherein thevariable heavy domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951,SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ IDNO:115, and SEQ ID NO:123, and the variable light domain is selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ IDNO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO:127. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABD includes a set of 6CDRs with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 amino acid modifications ascompared to the 6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigen binding domain formed byany combination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy (VH) domain and variablelight (VL) domain described herein, including any of following VH/VLcombinations: SEQ ID NOs:131 and 135, SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ IDNOs:147 and 151, SEQ ID NOs:155 and 159, SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ IDNOs:171 and 175, SEQ ID NOs:179 and 183, SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ IDNOs:195 and 199, SEQ ID NOs:203 and 207, SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ IDNOs:219 and 223, SEQ ID NOs:227 and 231, SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ IDNOs:243 and 247, SEQ ID NOs:251 and 255, SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ IDNOs:267 and 271, SEQ ID NOs:275 and 279, SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ IDNOs:291 and 295, SEQ ID NOs:299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ IDNOs:315 and 319, SEQ ID NOs:323 and 327, SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ IDNOs:339 and 343, SEQ ID NOs:347 and 351, SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ IDNOs:363 and 367, SEQ ID NOs:371 and 375, SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ IDNOs:387 and 391, SEQ ID NOs:395 and 399, SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ IDNOs:411 and 415, SEQ ID NOs:419 and 423, SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ IDNOs:435 and 439, SEQ ID NOs:443 and 447, SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ IDNOs:459 and 463, SEQ ID NOs:467 and 471, and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479.

In one embodiment, the anti-PD-1 ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the 6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigenbinding domain formed by any combination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy(VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain described herein, includingthe sequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABDincludes 6 CDRs that are at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical to the6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigen binding domain formed by a combination ofan anti-PD-1 variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domaindescribed herein, wherein the variable heavy domain is selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ IDNO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967,and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, and SEQ ID NO:123, and the variablelight domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979,SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ IDNO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127. In exemplary embodiments, the anti-PD-1ABD includes 6 CDRs that are at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99% identical tothe 6 CDRs of an anti-PD-1 antigen binding domain formed by acombination of an anti-PD-1 variable heavy (VH) domain and variablelight (VL) domain described herein, including any of following VH/VLcombinations: SEQ ID NOs:131 and 135, SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ IDNOs:147 and 151, SEQ ID NOs:155 and 159, SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ IDNOs:171 and 175, SEQ ID NOs:179 and 183, SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ IDNOs:195 and 199, SEQ ID NOs:203 and 207, SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ IDNOs:219 and 223, SEQ ID NOs:227 and 231, SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ IDNOs:243 and 247, SEQ ID NOs:251 and 255, SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ IDNOs:267 and 271, SEQ ID NOs:275 and 279, SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ IDNOs:291 and 295, SEQ ID NOs:299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ IDNOs:315 and 319, SEQ ID NOs:323 and 327, SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ IDNOs:339 and 343, SEQ ID NOs:347 and 351, SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ IDNOs:363 and 367, SEQ ID NOs:371 and 375, SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ IDNOs:387 and 391, SEQ ID NOs:395 and 399, SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ IDNOs:411 and 415, SEQ ID NOs:419 and 423, SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ IDNOs:435 and 439, SEQ ID NOs:443 and 447, SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ IDNOs:459 and 463, SEQ ID NOs:467 and 471, and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479. Incertain embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding to PD-1antigen, as measured by at least one of a Biacore, surface plasmonresonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay)assay, with the latter finding particular use in many embodiments. Inparticular embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding humanPD-1.

In another exemplary embodiment, the anti-PD-1 ABD include the variableheavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain of any one of theanti-PD-1 VH domains and VL domains described herein, including thesequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain isselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, and SEQ IDNO:123, and the variable light domain is selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ IDNO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127. Inexemplary embodiments, the variable heavy domain and variable lightdomain is any of following VH/VL combinations: SEQ ID NOs:131 and 135,SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ ID NOs:147 and 151, SEQ ID NOs:155 and 159,SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ ID NOs:171 and 175, SEQ ID NOs:179 and 183,SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ ID NOs:195 and 199, SEQ ID NOs:203 and 207,SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ ID NOs:219 and 223, SEQ ID NOs:227 and 231,SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ ID NOs:243 and 247, SEQ ID NOs:251 and 255,SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ ID NOs:267 and 271, SEQ ID NOs:275 and 279,SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ ID NOs:291 and 295, SEQ ID NOs:299 and 303,SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ ID NOs:315 and 319, SEQ ID NOs:323 and 327,SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ ID NOs:339 and 343, SEQ ID NOs:347 and 351,SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ ID NOs:363 and 367, SEQ ID NOs:371 and 375,SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ ID NOs:387 and 391, SEQ ID NOs:395 and 399,SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ ID NOs:411 and 415, SEQ ID NOs:419 and 423,SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ ID NOs:435 and 439, SEQ ID NOs:443 and 447,SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ ID NOs:459 and 463, SEQ ID NOs:467 and 471,and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479.

In addition to the parental anti-PD-1 binding domain variable heavy andvariable light domains disclosed herein, provided herein are anti-PD-1ABDs that include a variable heavy domain and/or a variable light domainthat are variants of an anti-PD-1 ABD variable heavy (VH) domain andvariable light (VL) domain disclosed herein. In one embodiment, thevariant VH domain and/or VL domain has from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VL domain of an anti-PD-1variable heavy (VH) domain and variable light (VL) domain describedherein, including the sequence listing. In exemplary embodiments, thevariant VH domain and/or VL domain has from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or10 amino acid changes from a VH and/or VL domain, wherein the variableheavy domain is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483,SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ IDNO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ IDNO:115, and SEQ ID NO:123, and the variable light domain selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975,SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ IDNO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127.In exemplary embodiments, the variant VH domain and/or VL domain hasfrom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 amino acid changes from a VH and/orVL domain selected from any of following VH/VL combinations: SEQ IDNOs:131 and 135, SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ ID NOs:147 and 151, SEQ IDNOs:155 and 159, SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ ID NOs:171 and 175, SEQ IDNOs:179 and 183, SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ ID NOs:195 and 199, SEQ IDNOs:203 and 207, SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ ID NOs:219 and 223, SEQ IDNOs:227 and 231, SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ ID NOs:243 and 247, SEQ IDNOs:251 and 255, SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ ID NOs:267 and 271, SEQ IDNOs:275 and 279, SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ ID NOs:291 and 295, SEQ IDNOs:299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ ID NOs:315 and 319, SEQ IDNOs:323 and 327, SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ ID NOs:339 and 343, SEQ IDNOs:347 and 351, SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ ID NOs:363 and 367, SEQ IDNOs:371 and 375, SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ ID NOs:387 and 391, SEQ IDNOs:395 and 399, SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ ID NOs:411 and 415, SEQ IDNOs:419 and 423, SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ ID NOs:435 and 439, SEQ IDNOs:443 and 447, SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ ID NOs:459 and 463, SEQ IDNOs:467 and 471, and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479. In certain embodiments, theanti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding to PD-1, as measured by at least oneof a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and/or BLI (biolayerinterferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with the latter findingparticular use in many embodiments. In particular embodiments, theanti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding human PD-1.

In one embodiment, the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95,97, 98 or 99% identical to the VH and/or VL of an anti-PD-1 ABD asdescribed herein, including the sequence listing. In exemplaryembodiments, the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95, 97, 98or 99% identical to a VH and/or VL, wherein the variable heavy domain isselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, and SEQ IDNO:123, and the variable light domain selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ IDNO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, and SEQ ID NO: 127. In exemplary embodiments,the variant VH and/or VL domain is at least 90, 95, 97, 98 or 99%identical to a VH and/or VL selected from any of following VH/VLcombinations: SEQ ID NOs:131 and 135, SEQ ID NOs:139 and 143, SEQ IDNOs:147 and 151, SEQ ID NOs:155 and 159, SEQ ID NOs:163 and 167, SEQ IDNOs:171 and 175, SEQ ID NOs:179 and 183, SEQ ID NOs:187 and 191, SEQ IDNOs:195 and 199, SEQ ID NOs:203 and 207, SEQ ID NOs:211 and 215, SEQ IDNOs:219 and 223, SEQ ID NOs:227 and 231, SEQ ID NOs:235 and 239, SEQ IDNOs:243 and 247, SEQ ID NOs:251 and 255, SEQ ID NOs:259 and 264, SEQ IDNOs:267 and 271, SEQ ID NOs:275 and 279, SEQ ID NOs:283 and 287, SEQ IDNOs:291 and 295, SEQ ID NOs:299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs:307 and 211, SEQ IDNOs:315 and 319, SEQ ID NOs:323 and 327, SEQ ID NOs:331 and 335, SEQ IDNOs:339 and 343, SEQ ID NOs:347 and 351, SEQ ID NOs:355 and 359, SEQ IDNOs:363 and 367, SEQ ID NOs:371 and 375, SEQ ID NOs:379 and 384, SEQ IDNOs:387 and 391, SEQ ID NOs:395 and 399, SEQ ID NOs:403 and 407, SEQ IDNOs:411 and 415, SEQ ID NOs:419 and 423, SEQ ID NOs:427 and 431, SEQ IDNOs:435 and 439, SEQ ID NOs:443 and 447, SEQ ID NOs:451 and 455, SEQ IDNOs:459 and 463, SEQ ID NOs:467 and 471, and SEQ ID NOs:475 and 479. Incertain embodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding to PD-1, asmeasured by at least one of a Biacore, surface plasmon resonance (SPR)and/or BLI (biolayer interferometry, e.g., Octet assay) assay, with thelatter finding particular use in many embodiments. In particularembodiments, the anti-PD-1 ABD is capable of binding human PD-1.

Such PD-1 binding domains can be included in any of the heterodimericantibodies provided herein including, for example, the “1+1Fab-scFv-Fc,” “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc,” “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc,” “2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc,”and “2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc” format antibodies disclosed herein.

H. Useful Formats of the Invention

As will be appreciated by those in the art and discussed more fullybelow, the bispecific heterodimeric antibodies of the present inventioncan take on a wide variety of configurations, as are generally depictedin FIGS. 14 and 15.

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the heterodimeric formats(see FIGS. 14 and 15) of the invention can have different valencies aswell as be bispecific. That is, antibodies of the invention can bebivalent and bispecific, wherein the CD5 target is bound by one ABD andthe TGFßRII is bound by a second ABD (see for example the 1+1 formats ofFIG. 14 which are heterodimeric). The heterodimeric antibodies can alsobe trivalent and bispecific, wherein the first antigen is bound by twoABDs and the second antigen by a second ABD (see for example FIG. 15).

1. 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc Format

One heterodimeric scaffold that finds particular use in the antibodiesdescribed herein is the “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc” or “bottle-opener” format asshown in FIG. 14A that utilizes ABDs to two antigens (labeled “X” and“Y” to show interchangeability). In this embodiment, one heavy chainmonomer of the antibody contains a single chain Fv (“scFv”, as definedbelow) and an Fc domain. The scFv includes a variable heavy domain (VH1)and a variable light domain (VL1), wherein the VH1 is attached to theVL1 using an scFv linker that can be charged (see, e.g., FIG. 5). ThescFv is attached to the heavy chain using a domain linker (see, e.g.,FIG. 6). A scFv domain can be in either orientation from N- toC-terminus (VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH). Thus, in some embodiments,the VH1 is attached to the Fc domain and, in other embodiments, the VL1of the scFv is attached to the Fc domain of the heavy chain. The otherheavy chain monomer is a “regular” heavy chain (VH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3).The 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc also includes a light chain that interacts with theVH-CH1 of the “regular” chain to form a Fab. This structure is sometimesreferred to herein as the “bottle-opener” format, due to a rough visualsimilarity to a bottle-opener. The two heavy chain monomers are broughttogether by the use of amino acid variants (e.g., heterodimerizationvariants, discussed above) in the constant regions (e.g., the Fc domain,the CH1 domain and/or the hinge region) that promote the formation ofheterodimeric antibodies as is described more fully below.

There are several distinct advantages to the present “1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc”format. As is known in the art, antibody analogs relying on two scFvconstructs often have stability and aggregation problems, which can bealleviated in the antibodies described herein by the addition of a“regular” heavy and light chain pairing. In addition, as opposed toformats that rely on two heavy chains and two light chains, there is noissue with the incorrect pairing of heavy and light chains (e.g. heavy 1pairing with light 2, etc.).

Many of the embodiments outlined herein rely in general on the 1+1Fab-scFv-Fc or “bottle opener” format antibody that comprises a firstmonomer comprising an scFv, comprising a variable heavy and a variablelight domain, covalently attached using an scFv linker (charged, in manybut not all instances), where the scFv is covalently attached to theN-terminus of a first Fc domain usually through a domain linker Thedomain linker can be either charged or uncharged and exogenous orendogenous (e.g., all or part of the native hinge domain). Any suitablelinker can be used to attach the scFv to the N-terminus of the first Fcdomain. In some embodiments, the domain linker is chosen from the domainlinkers in FIG. 6. The second monomer of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format or“bottle opener” format is a heavy chain, and the composition furthercomprises a light chain.

In FIG. 14A, as will be appreciated by those in the art, the Fab sidecan be bind CD5 and the scFv side can bind TGFßRII, or vice versa, e.g.where the Fab side binds TGFßRII and the scFv side binds CD5. In someembodiments, the Fab side binds PD-1 and the scFv side binds TGFßRII. Insome embodiments, the Fab side binds TGFßRII and the scFv side bindsPD-1.

In addition, the Fc domains of the antibodies described herein generallyinclude skew variants (e.g. a set of amino acid substitutions as shownin FIGS. 1 and 4, with particularly useful skew variants being selectedfrom the group consisting of S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S; L368D/K370S:S364K;L368E/K370S:S364K; T411T/E360E/Q362E:D401K; L368D/K370S:S364K/E357L;K370S:S364K/E357Q; T366S/L368A/Y407V:T366W andT366S/L368A/Y407V/Y349C:T366W/S354C), optionally ablation variants(including those shown in FIG. 3), optionally charged scFv linkers(including those shown in FIG. 5) and the heavy chain comprises pIvariants (including those shown in FIG. 2).

In certain embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format includes a firstmonomer that includes, from N- to C-terminus, a scFv-domainlinker-CH2-CH3 monomer, a second monomer that includes a first variableheavy domain-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3 monomer and a third monomer that includesa first variable light domain and a constant light domain. In someembodiments, the CH2-CH3 of the first monomer is a first variant Fcdomain and the CH2-CH3 of the second monomer is a second variant Fcdomain. In some embodiments, the scFv includes a scFv variable heavydomain and a scFv variable light domain that form a binding moiety. Incertain embodiments, the scFv variable heavy domain and scFv variablelight domain are covalently attached using an scFv linker (charged, inmany but not all instances. See, e.g., FIG. 5). A scFv domain can be ineither orientation from N- to C-terminus (VH-linker-VL or VL-linker-VH).In some embodiments, the scFv is oriented from N- to C-terminus, scFvvariable heavy domain-scFv linker-scFv variable light domain, and thescFv variable light domain is attached to the CH2-CH3 of the firstmonomer. In some embodiments, the scFv is oriented from N- toC-terminus, scFv variable light domain-scFv linker-scFv variable heavydomain, and the scFv variable heavy domain is attached to the CH2-CH3 ofthe first monomer.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody includes aFab side that includes any of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domainsprovided herein. In exemplary embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formatantibody includes an scFv side that includes any of the anti-CD5 antigenbinding domains provided herein. In some embodiments, the anti-CD5antigen binding domain includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any ofthe anti-CD5 antigen binding domains described herein, including thosedepicted in FIGS. 61-63 and 88 and the sequence listing or a variantthereof.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-TGFßRII antigen binding domains provided herein. In someembodiments of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody, the anti-TGFßRIIincludes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-TGFßRII antigenbinding domains described herein, including those depicted in FIGS. 19,87, 89 and the sequence listing or a variant thereof.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody, the antibodyis an anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibody, wherein the Fab side isthe anti-CD5 ABD and the scFv side is the anti-TGFßRII ABD. In someembodiments of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody, the Fab side is theanti-TGFßRII ABD and the scFv side is the CD5 ABD.

In some embodiments of the anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formatantibody, the anti-TGFßRII ABD has a variable heavy and a variable lightdomain selected from those described herein, including those depicted inFIGS. 19, 87, 89 and the sequence listing or a variant thereof. In someembodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369,SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ IDNO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875,SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572,SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ IDNO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014, SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022,SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ ID NO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ IDNO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050, SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058,SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ ID NO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ IDNO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ ID NO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ IDNO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ ID NO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ IDNO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122, SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO:1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ ID NO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146,SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158, SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ IDNO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO:1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ ID NO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198,NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ ID NO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218,SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ IDNO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246, SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254,SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ ID NO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ IDNO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ IDNO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298, SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306,and SEQ ID NO:1310 or a variant thereof, and a variable light domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703, SEQID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:561,SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQ IDNO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain selected from: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ IDNO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385,SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, or a variantthereof and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain and a variable light domain selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQ ID NOs:2393 and 1867,respectively.

In some embodiments of the anti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formatantibody, the anti-CD5 ABD has a variable heavy and a variable lightdomain selected from those described herein, including those depicted inFIGS. 61-63 and 88 and the sequence listing or a variant thereof. Insome embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155,VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25,SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47,SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59,SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69,SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79,SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89,SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99,SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ IDNO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ ID NO:2137, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29,SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48,SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58,SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68,SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78,SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88,SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98,SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ IDNO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5 binding domaincomprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ IDNO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, or a variant thereof,and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ IDNO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ IDNO:2159 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and avariable light domain of SEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody, the antibodyis an anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibody, wherein the Fab sideis the anti-PD-1 ABD and the scFv side is the anti-TGFßRII ABD. In someembodiments of the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibody, the Fab side is theanti-TGFßRII ABD and the scFv side is the anti-PD-1 ABD.

In some embodiments of the anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRII 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formatantibody, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ IDNO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385,SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, or a variantthereof and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQID NO:1879, and SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain and a variable light domain selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQ ID NOs:2393 and 1867,respectively.

In some embodiments of the anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRII 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formatantibody, the anti-PD-1 ABD has a variable heavy and a variable lightdomain selected from those described herein, including those depicted inthe sequence listing or a variant thereof. In some embodiments, the PD-1binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ IDNO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951,SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ IDNO:115, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187,SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ IDNO:227, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQID NO:267, SEQ ID NO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299,SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ IDNO:339, SEQ ID NO:347, SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411,SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ IDNO:451, SEQ ID NO:459, SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501,SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ IDNO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191,SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ IDNO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279, SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303,SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ IDNO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQ ID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415,SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ ID NO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ IDNO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQ ID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479 or a variantthereof. In exemplary embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, or a variant thereof, and avariable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505,SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, and SEQ ID NO:521 or a variant thereof. Inexemplary embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variableheavy domain and a variable light domain selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959 and 517,respectively.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, and ablation variants. Accordingly, some embodimentsinclude 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) a first monomer (the“scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker (with the +Hsequence of FIG. 5 being preferred in some embodiments), the skewvariants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and an scFv; b) a second monomer (the“Fab monomer”) that comprises the skew variants L368D/K370S, the pIvariants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a variable heavy domain; and c) alight chain that includes a variable light domain light domain (VL) anda constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, ablation variants and FcRn variants. Accordingly, someembodiments include 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) a firstmonomer (the “scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker (withthe +H sequence of FIG. 5 being preferred in some embodiments), the skewvariants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variants M428L/N434S and anscFv; b) a second monomer (the “Fab monomer”) that comprises the skewvariants L368D/K370S, the pI variants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, theablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variantsM428L/N434S, and a variable heavy domain; and c) a light chain thatincludes a variable light domain (VL) and a constant light domain (CL),wherein numbering is according to EU numbering.

FIG. 7 shows some exemplary Fc domain sequences that are useful in the1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format antibodies. The “monomer 1” sequences depicted inFIG. 7 typically refer to the Fc domain of the “Fab-Fc heavy chain” andthe “monomer 2” sequences refer to the Fc domain of the “scFv-Fc heavychain.” Further, FIG. 12 provides useful CL sequences that can be usedwith this format.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 24.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 64.

2. 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc Format

In addition to the FIG. 14A format, another useful heterodimericscaffold that finds particular use in the antibodies described herein isthe “1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc” depicted in FIG. 14B, that utilizes ABDs to twoantigens (labeled “X” and “Y” to show interchangeability; however, inthis case, it is generally the TGFßRII ABD that is the VHH). In thisembodiment, one heavy chain monomer of the antibody contains the VHH andan Fc domain. In some embodiments, the VHH can be attached to theN-terminus of the Fc by a domain linker (e.g., FIG. 6). The other heavychain monomer is a “regular” heavy chain (VH-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3). The 1+1Fab-VHH-Fc also includes a light chain that interacts with the VH-CH1 ofthe “regular” chain to form a Fab. In some embodiments, the Fab bindsthe CD5 antigen. In some embodiments, the Fab binds the PD-1 antigen.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody is ananti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII antibody. In FIG. 14B, as will be appreciated bythose in the art, the Fab side can bind TGFßRII and the VHH side canbind CD5, or vice versa, e.g. where the Fab side binds CD5 and the VHHside binds TGFßRII. In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc formatantibody is an anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRII antibody. In such embodiments, theFab side can bind TGFßRII and the VHH side can bind PD-1, or vice versa,e.g. where the Fab side binds PD-1 and the VHH side binds TGFßRII.

In addition, the Fc domains of the antibodies described herein generallyinclude skew variants (e.g. a set of amino acid substitutions as shownin FIGS. 1 and 4, with particularly useful skew variants being selectedfrom the group consisting of S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S; L368D/K370S:S364K;L368E/K370S:S364K; T411T/E360E/Q362E:D401K; L368D/K370S:S364K/E357L;K370S:S364K/E357Q; T366S/L368A/Y407V:T366W andT366S/L368A/Y407V/Y349C:T366W/S354C), optionally ablation variants(including those shown in FIG. 3), optionally charged scFv linkers(including those shown in FIG. 5) and the heavy chain comprises pIvariants (including those shown in FIG. 2).

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody includes any oneof the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. In exemplaryembodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody includes a Fab side thatincludes any of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. Insome embodiments, the anti-CD5 antigen binding domain includes the 6CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domainsdepicted in FIGS. 61-63 and 88 and the sequence listing or a variantthereof. In some embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ IDNO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17,SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45,SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55,SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67,SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77,SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87,SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97,SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ IDNO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ IDNO:2137, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selectedfrom: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167,SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ IDNO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ IDNO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ IDNO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ IDNO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ IDNO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ IDNO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ IDNO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ IDNO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, andSEQ ID NO:2141 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ IDNO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183,SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQID NO:2159 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and avariable light domain of SEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody includes any oneof the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domains provided herein. In exemplaryembodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody includes a Fab side thatincludes any of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domains provided herein.In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domain includes the 6CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domainsdepicted in the sequence listing or a variant thereof. In someembodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ IDNO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967,and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ IDNO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211,SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ IDNO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ ID NO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323,SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347, SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ IDNO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435,SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459, SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ IDNO:475, ora variant thereof, and a variable light domain selected from:SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ IDNO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143,SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ IDNO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255,SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279, SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ IDNO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQ ID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367,SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ IDNO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ ID NO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQ ID NO:471, and SEQ IDNO:479 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the PD-1 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:483,SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ IDNO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501,SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, and SEQ ID NO:521 or avariant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the PD-1 binding domaincomprises a variable heavy domain and a variable light domain selectedfrom the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959and 517, respectively.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody is ananti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibody, wherein the Fab side is theanti-CD5 ABD and the VHH side is the TGFßRII ABD. In some embodiments ofthe 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody is an anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRIIbispecific antibody, wherein the Fab side is the anti-PD-1 ABD and theVHH side is the TGFßRII ABD.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody, theanti-TGFßRII ABD is the VHH and has any of the following sequences: SEQID NO: 580, 584, 588, 592, 596, 600, 604, 608, 612, 616, 620, 624, 628,632, 636, 640, 644, 648, 652, 656, 660, 664, 668, 672, 676, 680, 684,688, 692, 696, 700, 704, 708, 712, 716, 720, 724, 728, 732, 736, 740,744, 748, 752, 756, 760, 764, 768, 772, 776, 780, 784, 788, 792, 796,800, 804, 808, 812, 816, 820, 824, 828, 832, 836, 840, 844, 848, 852,856, 860, 864, 868, 872, 876, 880, 884, 888, 892, 896, 900, 904, 908,912, 916, 920, 924, 928, 932, and 936 or a variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the TGFßRII ABD is the VHH and has any of the followingsequences: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605 or a variant thereof.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, and ablation variants. Accordingly, some embodimentsinclude 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc formats that comprise: a) a first monomer thatcomprises a charged scFv linker (with the +H sequence of FIG. 5 beingpreferred in some embodiments), the skew variants S364K/E357Q, theablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and an scFv thatbinds to CD3 as outlined herein; b) a second monomer that comprises theskew variants L368D/K370S, the pI variantsN208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a variable heavy domain; and c) alight chain that includes a variable light domain light domain (VL) anda constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, ablation variants and FcRn variants. Accordingly, someembodiments include 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc formats that comprise: a) a firstmonomer (the “VHH monomer”) that comprises the skew variantsS364K/E357Q, the ablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, theFcRn variants M428L/N434S and a VHH as outlined herein; b) a secondmonomer (the “Fab monomer”) that comprises the skew variantsL368D/K370S, the pI variants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablationvariants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variants M428L/N434S,and a variable heavy domain; and c) a light chain that includes avariable light domain (VL) and a constant light domain (CL), whereinnumbering is according to EU numbering.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 25.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 65.

3. 1+1 VHH-scFv Fc Format

In addition to the FIGS. 14A and 14B formats, another usefulheterodimeric scaffold that finds particular use in the antibodiesdescribed herein is the “1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc” depicted in FIG. 14C, thatutilizes ABDs to two antigens (labeled “X” and “Y” to showinterchangeability; however, in this case, it is generally theanti-TGFßRII ABD that is the VHH). In this embodiment, one heavy chainmonomer of the antibody contains the VHH and an Fc domain. In thisembodiment, the other monomer of the antibody contains a single chain Fv(“scFv”, as defined below) and an Fc domain. The scFv includes avariable heavy domain (VH1) and a variable light domain (VL1), whereinthe VH1 is attached to the VL1 using an scFv linker that can be charged(see, e.g., FIG. 5). The scFv is attached to the Fc domain using adomain linker (see, e.g., FIG. 6). In some embodiments, the scFv bindsthe CD5 antigen. In some embodiments, the scFv binds PD-1.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody is ananti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII antibody. In FIG. 14C, as will be appreciated bythose in the art, the scFv side can bind TGFßRII and the VHH side canbind CD5, or vice versa, e.g. where the scFv side binds CD5 and the VHHside binds TGFßRII. In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc formatantibody is an anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRII antibody. In such embodiments, thescFv side can bind TGFßRII and the VHH side can bind PD-1, or viceversa, e.g. where the scFv side binds PD-1 and the VHH side bindsTGFßRII.

In addition, the Fc domains of the antibodies described herein generallyinclude skew variants (e.g. a set of amino acid substitutions as shownin FIGS. 1 and 4, with particularly useful skew variants being selectedfrom the group consisting of S364K/E357Q:L368D/K370S; L368D/K370S:S364K;L368E/K370S:S364K; T411T/E360E/Q362E:D401K; L368D/K370S:S364K/E357L;K370S:S364K/E357Q; T366S/L368A/Y407V:T366W andT366S/L368A/Y407V/Y349C:T366W/S354C), optionally ablation variants(including those shown in FIG. 3), optionally charged scFv linkers(including those shown in FIG. 5) and the heavy chain comprises pIvariants (including those shown in FIG. 2).

In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc antibody includes an anti-CD5scFv that includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-CD5antigen binding domains depicted in FIGS. 61-63 and 88 and the sequencelisting or a variant thereof. In some embodiments, the CD5 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187,SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ IDNO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ IDNO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ IDNO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ IDNO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ IDNO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ IDNO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ IDNO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ IDNO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, andSEQ ID NO:2137, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ IDNO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ IDNO:13, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ IDNO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ IDNO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ IDNO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ IDNO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ IDNO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ IDNO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ IDNO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQID NO:114, and SEQ ID NO:2141 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ IDNO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ IDNO:2155, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selectedfrom: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ IDNOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQ ID NO:2159 or a variant thereof.In exemplary embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises a variableheavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and a variable light domain of SEQ IDNO:2175.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody includes ascFv side that includes any of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domainsprovided herein. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antigen bindingdomain includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-PD-1antigen binding domains depicted in the sequence listing or a variantthereof. In some embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123,SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ IDNO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235,SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ IDNO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347,SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ IDNO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459,SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475, or a variant thereof, and a variablelight domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975,SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ IDNO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167,SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ IDNO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279,SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ IDNO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391,SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ IDNO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ IDNO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967,and SEQ ID NO:971, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ IDNO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQID NO:513, and SEQ ID NO:521 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainand a variable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959 and 517, respectively.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 scFv-VHH-Fc format antibody is ananti-CD5×anti-TGFßRII bispecific antibody, wherein the scFv side is theanti-CD5 ABD and the VHH side is the TGFßRII ABD. In some embodiments ofthe 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format antibody is an anti-PD-1×anti-TGFßRIIbispecific antibody, wherein the scFv side is the anti-PD-1 ABD and theVHH side is the TGFßRII ABD.

In some embodiments of the 1+1 scFv-VHH-Fc format antibody, theanti-TGFßRII ABD is the VHH and has any of the following sequences: SEQID NO: 580, 584, 588, 592, 596, 600, 604, 608, 612, 616, 620, 624, 628,632, 636, 640, 644, 648, 652, 656, 660, 664, 668, 672, 676, 680, 684,688, 692, 696, 700, 704, 708, 712, 716, 720, 724, 728, 732, 736, 740,744, 748, 752, 756, 760, 764, 768, 772, 776, 780, 784, 788, 792, 796,800, 804, 808, 812, 816, 820, 824, 828, 832, 836, 840, 844, 848, 852,856, 860, 864, 868, 872, 876, 880, 884, 888, 892, 896, 900, 904, 908,912, 916, 920, 924, 928, 932, and 936 or a variant thereof. In certainembodiments, the TGFßRII ABD is the VHH and has any of the followingsequences: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ IDNO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397,SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ IDNOs:1323-1605 or a variant thereof.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody includes skewvariants, pI variants, and ablation variants. Accordingly, someembodiments include 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) a firstmonomer (the “scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker (withthe +H sequence of FIG. 5 being preferred in some embodiments), the skewvariants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and an scFv as outlined herein; b) asecond monomer that comprises the skew variants L368D/K370S, the pIvariants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a variable heavy domain; and c) alight chain that includes a variable light domain light domain (VL) anda constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format antibody includes skewvariants, pI variants, ablation variants and FcRn variants. Accordingly,some embodiments include 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) afirst monomer that comprises a charged scFv linker (with the +H sequenceof FIG. 6 being preferred in some embodiments), the skew variantsS364K/E357Q, the ablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, theFcRn variants M428L/N434S; b) a second monomer that comprises the skewvariants L368D/K370S, the pI variants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, theablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variantsM428L/N434S, and a variable heavy domain; and c) a light chain thatincludes a variable light domain (VL) and a constant light domain (CL),wherein numbering is according to EU numbering.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 26.

Exemplary anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs in the 1+1 scFv-VHH-Fc format aredepicted in FIG. 66.

In addition to antibodies that are bivalent and bispecific, the presentinvention also provides formats that include trivalent bispecificconstructs, wherein the antibodies bind one antigen (either TGFßRII orCD5) bivalently (e.g. contain two ABDs) and the other antigenmonovalently (with one ABD), such as are generally depicted in FIG. 15.

4. 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc Format

One heterodimeric scaffold that finds particular use in the presentinvention is the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format shown in FIG. 15A. In thisembodiment, the format relies on the use of an inserted scFv domain thusforming a third antigen binding domain, wherein the Fab portions of thetwo monomers bind one checkpoint target and the “extra” scFv domainbinds another. The scFv domain is inserted between the Fc domain and theCH1-Fv region of one of the monomers, thus providing a third antigenbinding domain.

In this embodiment, one monomer comprises a first monomer comprising afirst variable heavy domain, a CH1 domain (and optional hinge) and Fcdomain, with a scFv comprising a scFv variable light domain, an scFvlinker and a scFv variable heavy domain. The scFv is covalently attachedbetween the C-terminus of the CH1 domain of the heavy constant domainand the N-terminus of the first Fc domain using optional domain linkers(VH1-CH1-[optional linker]-VH2-scFv linker-VL2-[optional linkerincluding the hinge]-CH2-CH3, or the opposite orientation for the scFv,VH1-CH1-[optional linker]-VL2-scFv linker-VH2-[optional linker includingthe hinge]-CH2-CH3). The other monomer (the second monomer) is astandard Fab side (i.e., a VH1-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3 monomer). Thisembodiment further utilizes a common light chain comprising a variablelight domain and a constant light domain that associates with the VH1variable heavy domains of the two monomers to form two identical Fabsthat bind a checkpoint inhibitor. As for many of the embodiments herein,these constructs include skew variants, pI variants, ablation variants,additional Fc variants, etc. as desired and described herein.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody includes twoFabs that includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-CD5antigen binding domains depicted in FIGS. 61-63 and 88 or a variantthereof. In some embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ IDNO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17,SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45,SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55,SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67,SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77,SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87,SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97,SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ IDNO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ IDNO:2137, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selectedfrom: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167,SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ IDNO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ IDNO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ IDNO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ IDNO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ IDNO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ IDNO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ IDNO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ IDNO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, andSEQ ID NO:2141 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ IDNO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183,SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQID NO:2159 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and avariable light domain of SEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody, each of theFabs are anti-CD5 ABD and the scFv is the anti-TGFßRII ABD. In someembodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody, the two Fab sidesare anti-TGFßRII ABDs and the scFv is the anti-CD5 ABD.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody, theanti-TGFßRII ABD has variable heavy and variable light domains selectedfrom those depicted in in FIGS. 19, 87, 89 and the sequence listing or avariant thereof. In some embodiments, the anti-TGFßRII ABD has avariable heavy and a variable light domain selected from those describedherein, including those depicted in FIGS. 19, 87, 89 and the sequencelisting or a variant thereof. In some embodiments, the TGFßRII bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2389,SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ IDNO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863,SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ ID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562,SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ IDNO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014,SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ IDNO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ ID NO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050,SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058, SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ IDNO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ ID NO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ IDNO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ ID NO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ IDNO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ ID NO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122,SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO: 1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ IDNO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146, SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158,SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ ID NO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ IDNO: 1178, SEQ ID NO: 1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ IDNO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198, NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ IDNO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218, SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO:1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ ID NO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246,SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254, SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ IDNO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ ID NO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO:1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ ID NO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298,SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306, and SEQ ID NO:1310 or a variant thereof,and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ IDNO:1879, SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ IDNO:545, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319 or avariant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the TGFßRII binding domaincomprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ IDNO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377,SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875,and 1323-1605, or a variant thereof and a variable light domain selectedfrom: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ ID NO:1879, SEQ ID NOs:1606-1703 or a variantthereof. In exemplary embodiments, the TGFßRII binding domain comprisesa variable heavy domain and a variable light domain selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:2389 and 1867, and SEQ ID NOs:2393 and1867, respectively.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody, each of theFabs are anti-PD-1 and the scFv is the anti-TGFßRII ABD. In someembodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody, the two Fab sidesare anti-TGFßRII ABDs and the scFv is the anti-PD-1 ABD.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format antibody includes aFab side that includes any of the anti-PD-1 antigen binding domainsprovided herein. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antigen bindingdomain includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-PD-1antigen binding domains depicted in the sequence listing or a variantthereof. In some embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503,SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ IDNO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123,SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ IDNO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235,SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ IDNO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347,SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ IDNO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459,SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475, or a variant thereof, and a variablelight domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975,SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ IDNO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167,SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ IDNO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279,SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ IDNO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391,SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ IDNO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ IDNO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967,and SEQ ID NO:971, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ IDNO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQID NO:513, and SEQ ID NO:521 or a variant thereof. In exemplaryembodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainand a variable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQ ID NOs:959 and 517, respectively.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, and ablation variants. Accordingly, some embodimentsinclude 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) a first monomer (the“scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker (with the +Hsequence of FIG. 5 being preferred in some embodiments), the skewvariants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and an scFv that binds to CD3 asoutlined herein; b) a second monomer (the “Fab monomer”) that comprisesthe skew variants L368D/K370S, the pI variantsN208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a variable heavy domain; and c) alight chain that includes a variable light domain light domain (VL) anda constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering is according to EUnumbering.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, ablation variants and FcRn variants. Accordingly, someembodiments include 2+1 Fab_(z)-scFv-Fc formats that comprise: a) afirst monomer (the “scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker(with the +H sequence of FIG. 6 being preferred in some embodiments),the skew variants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variants M428L/N434S and anscFv as outlined herein; b) a second monomer (the “Fab monomer”) thatcomprises the skew variants L368D/K370S, the pI variantsN208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variants M428L/N434S, and avariable heavy domain; and c) a light chain that includes a variablelight domain (VL) and a constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering isaccording to EU numbering.

FIG. 7 shows some exemplary Fc domain sequences that are useful with the2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format. The “monomer 1” sequences depicted in FIG. 7typically refer to the Fc domain of the “Fab-Fc heavy chain” and the“monomer 2” sequences refer to the Fc domain of the other heavy chain.In addition, FIGS. 8-11 provides exemplary CH1-hinge domains, CH1domains, and hinge domains that can be included in the first or secondmonomer of the 2+1 Fab₂-scFv-Fc format. Further, FIG. 12 provides usefulCL sequences that can be used with this format.

5. 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc Format

An additional heterodimeric scaffold that finds particular use in thepresent invention is the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format shown in FIG. 15B. Inthis embodiment, the format relies on the use of an inserted VHH domainthus forming a third antigen binding domain, wherein the Fab portions ofthe two monomers bind one target and the “extra” VHH domain bindsanother. The VHH domain is inserted between the Fc domain and the CH1-Fvregion of one of the monomers, thus providing a third antigen bindingdomain.

In this embodiment, one monomer comprises a first heavy chain comprisinga first variable heavy domain, a CH1 domain (and optional hinge) and Fcdomain, with a VHH domain. The VHH is covalently attached between theC-terminus of the CH1 domain of the heavy constant domain and theN-terminus of the first Fc domain using optional domain linkers(vh1-CH1-[optional linker]-VHH-[optional linker including thehinge]-CH2-CH3. The other monomer is a standard Fab side. Thisembodiment further utilizes a common light chain comprising a variablelight domain and a constant light domain, which associates with theheavy chains to form two identical Fabs that bind a target. As for manyof the embodiments herein, these constructs include skew variants, pIvariants, ablation variants, additional Fc variants, etc. as desired anddescribed herein.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format antibody includes anyone of the anti-CD5 antigen binding domains provided herein. Inexemplary embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format antibody includes twoFabs that includes the 6 CDRs or the VH and VL of any of the anti-CD5antigen binding domains depicted in FIGS. 61-63 and 88 or a variantthereof. In some embodiments, the CD5 binding domain comprises avariable heavy domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147, SEQID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ IDNO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17,SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45,SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55,SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67,SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77,SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87,SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97,SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ IDNO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ IDNO:2137, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selectedfrom: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167,SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ IDNO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ IDNO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ IDNO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ IDNO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ IDNO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ IDNO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ IDNO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ IDNO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, andSEQ ID NO:2141 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQ IDNO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183,SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:2147 and SEQ ID NO:2155, or a variantthereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQID NO:2167, SEQ ID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:2151 and SEQID NO:2159 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the CD5binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain of SEQ ID NO:2187 and avariable light domain of SEQ ID NO:2175.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format antibody, the two Fabsare the anti-CD5 ABDs and the VHH side is the anti-TGFßRII ABD.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format antibody, theanti-TGFßRII VHH ABD has the VHH and has any of the following sequences:SEQ ID NO: 580, 584, 588, 592, 596, 600, 604, 608, 612, 616, 620, 624,628, 632, 636, 640, 644, 648, 652, 656, 660, 664, 668, 672, 676, 680,684, 688, 692, 696, 700, 704, 708, 712, 716, 720, 724, 728, 732, 736,740, 744, 748, 752, 756, 760, 764, 768, 772, 776, 780, 784, 788, 792,796, 800, 804, 808, 812, 816, 820, 824, 828, 832, 836, 840, 844, 848,852, 856, 860, 864, 868, 872, 876, 880, 884, 888, 892, 896, 900, 904,908, 912, 916, 920, 924, 928, 932, and 936 or a variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the TGFßRII ABD is the VHH and has any of thefollowing sequences: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ IDNO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863, SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875,SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605 or a variant thereof.

In some embodiments of the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format antibody, the two Fabsare the anti-PD-1 ABDs and the VHH side is the anti-TGFßRII ABD.

In some embodiments, the PD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavydomain selected from: SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943,SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ ID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ IDNO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:131,SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ IDNO:171, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:243,SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ ID NO:275, SEQ IDNO:283, SEQ ID NO:291, SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347, SEQ ID NO:355,SEQ ID NO:363, SEQ ID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ IDNO:395, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:427, SEQID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459, SEQ ID NO:467,and SEQ ID NO:475, or a variant thereof, and a variable light domainselected from: SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ IDNO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO:135,SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ IDNO:175, SEQ ID NO:183, SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQ ID NO:247,SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279, SEQ IDNO:287, SEQ ID NO:295, SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQ ID NO:359,SEQ ID NO:367, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ IDNO:399, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ ID NO:431, SEQID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQ ID NO:471,and SEQ ID NO:479 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, thePD-1 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected from: SEQID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:495,SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQ IDNO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ ID NO:971,or a variant thereof, and a variable light domain selected from: SEQ IDNO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, and SEQ IDNO:521 or a variant thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the PD-1 bindingdomain comprises a variable heavy domain and a variable light domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs:483 and 979, and SEQID NOs:959 and 517, respectively.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, and ablation variants. Accordingly, some embodimentsinclude 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc formats that comprise: a) a first monomer (the“scFv monomer”) that comprises a charged scFv linker (with the +Hsequence of FIG. 5 being preferred in some embodiments), the skewvariants S364K/E357Q, the ablation variantsE233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a VHH as outlined herein; b) asecond monomer (the “Fab monomer”) that comprises the skew variantsL368D/K370S, the pI variants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablationvariants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, and a variable heavy domain;and c) a light chain that includes a variable light domain light domain(VL) and a constant light domain (CL), wherein numbering is according toEU numbering.

In some embodiments, the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format includes skew variants,pI variants, ablation variants and FcRn variants. Accordingly, someembodiments include 2+1 Fab_(z)-VHH-Fc formats that comprise: a) a firstmonomer (the “VHH monomer”) that comprises the skew variantsS364K/E357Q, the ablation variants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, theFcRn variants M428L/N434S and an scFv as outlined herein; b) a secondmonomer (the “Fab monomer”) that comprises the skew variantsL368D/K370S, the pI variants N208D/Q295E/N384D/Q418E/N421D, the ablationvariants E233P/L234V/L235A/G236del/S267K, the FcRn variants M428L/N434S,and a variable heavy domain; and c) a light chain that includes avariable light domain (VL) and a constant light domain (CL), whereinnumbering is according to EU numbering.

FIG. 7 shows some exemplary Fc domain sequences that are useful with the2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format. The “monomer 1” sequences depicted in FIG. 7typically refer to the Fc domain of the “Fab-Fc heavy chain” and the“monomer 2” sequences refer to the Fc domain of the other heavy chain.In addition, FIGS. 8-11 provides exemplary CH1-hinge domains, CH1domains, and hinge domains that can be included in the first or secondmonomer of the 2+1 Fab₂-VHH-Fc format. Further, FIG. 12 provides usefulCL sequences that can be used with this format.

6. Monospecific, Monoclonal Antibodies

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the novel Fv sequencesoutlined herein for anti-CD5, anti-TGFßRII and anti-PD-1 ABDs can alsobe used in both monospecific antibodies (e.g. “traditional monoclonalantibodies”) or non-heterodimeric bispecific formats. Accordingly, thepresent invention provides monoclonal (monospecific) antibodiescomprising the 6 CDRs and/or the vh and vl sequences from the figures,generally with IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4 constant regions, with IgG1,IgG2 and IgG4 (including IgG4 constant regions comprising a S228P aminoacid substitution) finding particular use in some embodiments. That is,any sequence herein with a “H_L” designation can be linked to theconstant region of a human IgG1 antibody.

I. Nucleic Acids of the Invention

The invention further provides nucleic acid compositions encoding thebispecific antibodies of the invention (or, in the case of“monospecific” antibodies, nucleic acids encoding those as well).

As will be appreciated by those in the art, the nucleic acidcompositions will depend on the format and scaffold of the heterodimericprotein. Thus, for example, when the format requires three amino acidsequences, such as for FIGS. 14A and 14B, three nucleic acid sequencescan be incorporated into one or more expression vectors for expression.Similarly, some formats (e.g., FIG. 14C) only two nucleic acids areneeded; again, they can be put into one or two expression vectors.

As is known in the art, the nucleic acids encoding the components of theinvention can be incorporated into expression vectors as is known in theart, and depending on the host cells used to produce the heterodimericantibodies of the invention. Generally the nucleic acids are operablylinked to any number of regulatory elements (promoters, origin ofreplication, selectable markers, ribosomal binding sites, inducers,etc.). The expression vectors can be extra-chromosomal or integratingvectors.

The nucleic acids and/or expression vectors of the invention are thentransformed into any number of different types of host cells as is wellknown in the art, including mammalian, bacterial, yeast, insect and/orfungal cells, with mammalian cells (e.g. CHO cells), finding use in manyembodiments.

In some embodiments, nucleic acids encoding each monomer and theoptional nucleic acid encoding a light chain, as applicable depending onthe format, are each contained within a single expression vector,generally under different or the same promoter controls. In embodimentsof particular use in the present invention, each of these two or threenucleic acids are contained on a different expression vector. As shownherein and in 62/025,931, hereby incorporated by reference, differentvector ratios can be used to drive heterodimer formation. That is,surprisingly, while the proteins comprise first monomer:secondmonomer:light chains (in the case of many of the embodiments herein thathave three polypeptides comprising the heterodimeric antibody) in a1:1:2 ratio, these are not the ratios that give the best results.

The heterodimeric antibodies of the invention are made by culturing hostcells comprising the expression vector(s) as is well known in the art.Once produced, traditional antibody purification steps are done,including an ion exchange chromatography step. As discussed herein,having the pIs of the two monomers differ by at least 0.5 can allowseparation by ion exchange chromatography or isoelectric focusing, orother methods sensitive to isoelectric point. That is, the inclusion ofpI substitutions that alter the isoelectric point (pI) of each monomerso that such that each monomer has a different pI and the heterodimeralso has a distinct pI, thus facilitating isoelectric purification ofthe “triple F” heterodimer (e.g., anionic exchange columns, cationicexchange columns). These substitutions also aid in the determination andmonitoring of any contaminating dual scFv-Fc and mAb homodimerspost-purification (e.g., IEF gels, cIEF, and analytical IEX columns).

J. Antibody Compositions for In Vivo Administration

Formulations of the antibodies and compositions provided herein areprepared for storage by mixing an antibody having the desired degree ofpurity with optional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients orstabilizers (as generally outlined in Remington's PharmaceuticalSciences 16th edition, Osol, A. Ed. [1980]), in the form of lyophilizedformulations or aqueous solutions.

K. Treatments

Once made, the compositions of the invention find use in a number ofoncology applications, by treating cancer, generally by inhibiting thesuppression of T cell activation (e.g., T cells are no longersuppressed) with the binding of the subject antibodies described herein.

Accordingly, the heterodimeric compositions of the invention find use inthe treatment of these cancers.

L. Combination Therapies

In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody can be co-administered witha separate anti-PD-1 antibody such as pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) ornivolumab (Opdivo®). Co-administration can be done simultaneously orsequentially, as will be appreciated by those in the art.

II. EXAMPLES A. Example 1: TGFß is Immunosuppressive

As described above, tumors can evade immune surveillance by producingthe immunosuppressive cytokine TGFß. Accordingly, in vitro assays wereestablished to probe these immunosuppressive effects and eventually totest the molecules of the invention.

1. TGFß Induces Phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 in T Cells In Vitro

TGFß binds to the TGFßRII receptor which subsequently recruits,phosphorylates and activates TGFßRI. TGFßRI in turn phosphorylatesSMAD2/3 which then associates with SMAD4. The SMAD2/3:SMAD4heterocomplex translocate into the nucleus to regulate furtherdownstream processes. Phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 as an indicator ofTGFß1 biological activity was demonstrated in vitro as follows. HumanPBMC was seeded on 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours for activation, thenserum deprived for 16 hours in 0.1% FBS (to remove confounding effect ofTGFß in serum). The PBMC was then incubated with indicated dose of TGFß1for 30 minutes at 37° C. Following incubation, intracellularphospho-flow cytometry was performed to measure phosphorylated SMAD2/3(pSMAD2/3). The data as depicted in FIG. 16 show that TGFß1 dosedependently induces phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells,and limited phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 on B cells and NK cells.

2. TGFß Suppresses T Cell Proliferation, IFNγ Secretion, and CD95Expression Induced by Nivolumab

The suppressive effects of TGFß was modeled in vitro in a mixedlymphocyte reaction (MLR). In an MLR, allogeneic (different MHChaplotype) lymphocytes are cultured together resulting in an immuneresponse and corresponding T cell proliferation, activation, andexhaustion (from upregulation of checkpoint receptors). T cells from 11unique donors were mixed with DC cells from 2 unique donors to make 21MLR reactions. 10 μg/ml XENP16432 (bivalent anti-PD-1 mAb based onnivolumab with PVA/S267K) was also added (to reverse T cell exhaustion)in the presence or absence of 1 ng/ml soluble TGFß1. 5 days post T cellseeding, release of IFNγ, proliferation of CD3+ T cells (as indicated bypercentage Ki67+), and CD95 expression on CD3+ T cells were measured asdepicted in FIG. 17. The data show that PD-1 blockade enhances IFNγsecretion, CD3+ T cell proliferation, and CD95 expression. Notably, thepresence of TGFß1 suppresses this effect.

B. Example 2: Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 Bispecific Antibodies

As described above, an anti-TGFßRII antibody which was in clinicresulted in systemic toxicity and uncontrolled cytokine releasesyndrome.

Immune checkpoint proteins such as PD-1 are up-regulated intumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. According, anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) were conceived to target TGFßRII blockadeantibodies to the tumor environment and subsequently circumvent toxicityand increase therapeutic index.

1. TGFßRII Binding Domains

Illustrative TGFßRII binding domains are depicted in FIGS. 19 (asvariable regions and CDRs) and 20 (as bivalent mAbs). It should be notedthat TBRII-B is a single-domain antibody (or VHH antibody).Additionally, TBRII-A_H1_L1 and TBRII-A_H1.1_L1 differ in that amethionine in HCDR3 was removed in TBRII-A_H1.1_L1 (to avoid potentialfor oxidation).

To confirm binding to cell-surface TGFßRII, PBMCs were activated with500 ng/mL plate-bound anti-CD3 (OKT3) for 48 hours then incubated withillustrative anti-TGFßRII mAbs XENP28297, XENP33038, and XENP33040 aswell as commercial antibodies C-4 (sc-17991) and D-2 (sc-17799) (bothfrom Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallax, Tex.) (all labeled withAlexa647). Data showing binding of the various mAbs to activated T cellsare depicted in FIG. 21.

2. PD1 Binding Domains

As it would be useful to combine the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of theinvention with PD-1 blockade antibodies, or to administeranti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the invention subsequent to treatmentwith PD-1 blockade antibodies, it is important that the PD-1 targetingarm of the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs does not bind the same or similarepitope as the PD-1 blockade antibody. PD-1 blockade antibodiescontemplated herein include, but are not limited to, nivolumab andpembrolizumab.

Illustrative non-competing anti-PD-1 binding domains contemplated foruse in the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the invention are referred toas mAb A, mAb B, and mAb C (sequences for their humanized variableregions are depicted as SEQ ID NOs: 115-130, 483-524 and 940-989,humanized using string content optimization (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.7,657,380, issued Feb. 2, 2010)).

Tandem epitope binning was performed to demonstrate that the mAbs didnot compete with nivolumab and pembrolizumab. Epitope binning wasperformed using the Octet HTX instrument. AMC (anti-mouse Fc) biosensorswere first used to capture murine-Fc fusions of human PD-1, dipping into100 nM of a first antibody (indicated on the left side of FIG. 23) andthen dipped into 100 nM of a second antibody (indicated on the top ofFIG. 23). BLI-responses were normalized against the BLI-response ofdipping the biosensor into HBS-EP buffer followed by dipping into theanti-PD-1 antibody. If the antibody pair provided a normalizedBLI-response less than 0.5, the pair was considered competing orpartially competing and to be in the same epitope bin, i.e., recognizingvery similar, or largely overlapping, epitopes. If the antibody pairprovided a normalized BLI-response greater than 0.5, the pair wasconsidered non-competing and to bin to different epitopes. Antibodiestested were a bivalent anti-PD-1 mAb based on nivolumab, in-houseproduced pembrolizumab, chimeric mAb A, chimeric mAb B, and chimeric mAbC. PD-L1-Fc was also included to investigate the blocking of PD-1:PD-L1interaction by the antibodies. The binning shows that anti-PD-1 mAb A,mAb B, and mAb C do not compete with nivolumab or pembrolizumab.Additionally, mAb A does not appear to block the PD-1:PD-L1 interaction,while mAb B and mAb C are partial blockers of the PD-1:PD-L1interaction.

However, PD1 binding domains which do compete for binding with PD-1blockade antibodies such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab may still besuitable for use in the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs. Accordingly,additional PD1 binding domains contemplated for use are depicted as SEQID NOs: 131-482.

3. Engineering Prototype Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 bsAbs

Various formats for the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of the inventionwere conceived and generated including bsAbs in the 1+1 Fab-scFv-Fcformat (as depicted schematically in FIG. 14A; illustrative sequencesfor which are depicted in FIG. 24), the 1+1 Fab-VHH-Fc format (asdepicted schematically in FIG. 14B; illustrative sequences for which aredepicted in FIG. 25), and the 1+1 VHH-scFv-Fc format (as depictedschematically in FIG. 14C; illustrative sequences for which are depictedin FIG. 26). Additional formats for the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs ofthe invention were also conceived to tune the efficacy, potency, and/orselectivity of the bsAbs, including higher valency formats as depictedschematically in FIG. 15.

Additionally, αRSV×αPD1 bsAbs were constructed to act as a surrogate forinvestigating the behavior of αTGFßRII×αPD1 bsAbs outside of the tumorenvironment, illustrative sequences for which are depicted in FIG. 27.

C. Example 3: Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD-1 Bispecific Antibodies are Active InVitro

1. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 bsAbs Block SMAD2/3 Phosphorylation

Using the pSMAD2/3 assay described above, the biological activity of theprototype anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs were investigated and comparedwith anti-TGFßRII mAbs. Human PBMC was seeded on 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for48 hours for activation, then serum deprived for 16 hours in 0.1% FBS(to remove confounding effect of TGFß in serum). The PBMC was thenincubated with 20 μg/ml test articles (including E-6 (sc-17792) and D-2(sc-17799) from Santa Cruz Biotechnology) for 30 minutes at roomtemperature followed by incubation with 10 μg/ml test articles andindicated dose of TGFß1 for 30 minutes at 37° C. Following incubation,intracellular phospho-flow cytometry was performed to measurephosphorylated SMAD2/3 (pSMAD2/3). The data as depicted in FIG. 28-31show that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked TGFß1 activity asindicated by decreased potency of TGFß1 in inducing SMAD2/3phosphorylation following incubation with the bsAbs. Notably, theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs having anti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-Aand TBRII-B show superior blocking of TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3phosphorylation on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells compared to correspondinganti-TGFßRII mAbs and anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAbs indicating that thePD-1-targeting enhances the blocking activity. However, the PD-1targeting effect was less pronounced/non-existent in B cells and NKcells. Surprisingly, the TGFßRII binding domain TBRII-C was unable toblock TGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation both in the context of abivalent mAb and in the context of an anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbindicating that not all TGFßRII binders are able to block the activityof TGFß.

In another pSMAD2/3 assay, human PBMCs were activated by seeding on 0.5μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours, then serum deprived for 16 hours (0.1%FBS). The PBMCs were then incubated with test articles for 30 minutes atroom temperature followed by incubation with test articles+1 ng/ml TGFß1for 30 minutes at 37° C. Following incubation, intracellularphospho-flow cytometry was performed to measure phosphorylated SMAD2/3(pSMAD2/3). The data as depicted in FIG. 32 show that theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs dose dependently blocks TGFß1-inducedSMAD2/3 phosphorylation. Notably, the αPD1 bispecifics show superiorblocking compared to αRSV bispecifics suggesting that in a clinicalsetting, the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs should be active in the tumorenvironment, while remaining substantially inactive outside of the tumorenvironment. Interestingly in comparing the activity of XENP34287 andXENP34288 with XENP33045, it appears that using a Fab domain for PD-1targeting enhances the potency of the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs.

2. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 bsAbs Block Suppressive Effects of TGFß

Next, the ability of the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs to reverse/blockthe suppressive effects of TGFß1 was investigated using the MLR assay asdescribed above. T cells from 11 unique donors were mixed with DC cellsfrom 2 unique donors to make 21 MLR reactions. 10 μg/ml of indicatedtest articles was also added in the presence or absence of 1 ng/mlsoluble TGFß1. 5 days post T cell seeding, release IFNγ, proliferationof CD3+ T cells (as indicated by percentage Ki67+), and CD95 expressionon CD3+ T cells were measured as depicted in FIGS. 33-35. Consistentwith the data above, the data here show not only that theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs blocked the suppressive effect of TGFß1, butalso that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs having anti-TGFßRII arms basedon TBRII-A and TBRII-B show superior blocking of TGFß1-inducedsuppression compared to corresponding anti-TGFßRII mAbs. Notably, thedata shows that XENP33045 and XENP33046 respectively in combination withXENP16432 enhanced T cell activity in comparison to XENP33045 orXENP33046 alone indicating that the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs of theinvention combine productively with PD-1 blockade.

3. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 bsAbs Enables Superior Blockade in Comparisonto Corresponding Monospecific Anti-TGFßRII mAb at Higher TGFß1Concentrations

In an experiment comparing the blockade efficacy ofanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs in comparison to monospecific anti-TGFßRIImAbs at higher TGFß1 concentrations, PBMCs were first activated byseeding on 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours, then serum deprived for 16hours (0.1% FBS). The PBMCs were then incubated with test articles for30 minutes at room temperature followed by incubation with testarticles+10 ng/ml or 100 ng/ml TGFß1 for 30 minutes at 37° C. Followingincubation, intracellular phospho-flow cytometry was performed tomeasure phosphorylated SMAD2/3 (pSMAD2/3). The data as depicted in FIG.36 show that at higher concentrations of TGFß1, anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bsAb based on TBRII-A is more effective at blockade than correspondingmonospecific anti-TGFßRII mAb based on TBRII-A.

4. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 bsAbs are Highly Selective for Activated(PD1-High) T Cells

To further investigate the selectivity of the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bsAbs of the invention, blocking experiments were performed utilizingunactivated (PD1 low) and activated PBMCs (PD1 high). For experimentsutilizing unactivated PBMCs, PBMCs were thawed and recovered overnightfor 24 hours, then serum deprived for 16 hours (in 0.1% FBS). Inexperiments utilizing activated PBMCs, PBMCs were activated by seedingon 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours, then serum deprived for 16 hours (in0.1% FBS). In both types of experiments, following serum deprivation,PBMCs were incubated with the test articles at indicated concentrationsfor 30 minutes at room temperature followed by incubation with the testarticles+1 ng/ml TGFß1 for 30 minutes at 37° C. The data as depicted inFIG. 57 show that blocking activity is highly selective for activated(PD1-high) T cells over unactivated (PD1-low) T cells. Additionally, thebispecifics show stronger selectivity in CD45RA−CD45RO+ populationscompared to CD45RA+CD45RO− populations (data not shown). As in Example3A, the data here suggest that in a clinical setting, theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs should be active in the tumor environment,while remaining substantially inactive outside of the tumor environment.

D. Example 4: Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 Bispecific Antibodies are Active InVivo

1. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 Bispecific Antibodies Enhance GVHD

The anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs were evaluated in a Graft-versus-HostDisease (GVHD) model conducted in NSG (NOD-SCID-gamma) immunodeficientmice. When the NSG mice are engrafted with human PBMCs, the human PBMCsdevelop an autoimmune response against mouse cells and subsequentlyGVHD. As such, GVHD is a model for potential anti-tumor response.Treatment of huPBMC-engrafted NSG mice with anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbsshould enhance proliferation and response of the engrafted T cells andenhance GVHD.

Accordingly in a pilot study, NSG mice were engrafted with 10×106 humanPBMCs via IV-OSP on Day −1 and dosed intraperitoneally with XENP16432 (abivalent anti-PD1 mAb based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K; a checkpointinhibitor which enhances GVHD by de-repressing the engrafted human Tcells), anti-TGFßRII mAb XENP28296 (clone TBRII-A_H1L1), XENP28296 incombination with XENP16432, and prototype anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 mAbXENP33045 in combination with XENP16432 on Days 0, 7, 14, and 20. Bodyweights were assessed twice per week as an indicator of GVHD (change inbody weight as a percentage of initial body weight depicted in FIG. 37),and blood was drawn on Days 7, 14, and 20 to assess cytokine secretion(data for which are depicted in FIG. 38).

The data show that both XENP28296 in combination with PD-1 blockade andXENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockade significantly enhanced bodyweight loss by Day 13 in comparison to no treatment (i.e. PBS). Notably,by Day 17, XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockade significantlyenhanced body weight loss in comparison to both PD-1 blockade alone aswell as XENP28296 in combination with PD-1 blockade; and by Day 20, allmice treated with XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockade were dead.Finally, the data show that the test articles enhanced secretion of IFNγand IL-10; and notably, XENP33045 in combination with PD-1 blockadeinduced significantly enhanced secretion of IFNγ by Day 7 in comparisonto XENP28296 in combination with PD-1 blockade (statistics onlog-transformed data). In a similar GVHD study, XENP34228 was found topromote significantly more GVHD weight loss, T cell expansion, and IFNγrelease than PBS control or PD-1 blockade alone.

2. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-PD1 Bispecific Antibodies Enhance Anti-TumorActivity

To investigate anti-tumor activity of the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs,NSG mice that were MHC (NSG-DKO) and thus resistant to GVHD were used.NSG-DKO mice (10 per group) were intradermally inoculated with 2×106pp65-transduced MDA-MB231 cells on Day −22. Mice were thenintraperitoneally injected with 5×106 human PBMCs and treated with theindicated test articles/test article combinations on Day 0, and furthertreated on Days 8, 14, 21, and 28. Tumor volume was measured by caliperone to three times per week, body weights were measured once per week,and blood was drawn once per week.

Tumor volume on Days 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 32, 34, and 36 as well as overtime are depicted in FIGS. 39-40 (statistics performed on baselinecorrected data using Mann-Whitney test). The data show that by Day 20,all of the TGFßRII blockade test article induced enhanced anti-tumoractivity compared to no treatment. Notably by Day 25, TGFßRII blockadein combination with PD-1 blockade enhanced anti-tumor activity incomparison to TGFßRII blockade alone; and by Day 34, TGFßRII blockade incombination with PD-1 blockade additionally enhanced anti-tumor activityin comparison to PD1 blockade alone.

Data depicting the expansion of various lymphocyte population on Day 8are depicted in FIG. 41. The data show that combination ofanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bispecific antibody with PD-1 blockade enabledsignificantly enhanced early expansion of lymphocytes (CD5+, CD3+, andCD8+) in comparison to treatment with PD-1 blockade alone.

Collectively, this experiment show that anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bispecificantibodies effectively enhance anti-tumor activity. Notably, theexperiment also indicates that anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 having anon-competing PD-1 binding arm combines synergistically with PD-1blockade.

E. Example 5: Engineering TGFßRII Binding Domains for Stability andBinding Affinity

TGFßRII binding domains described in Example 2A were engineered forenhanced stability in the context of an scFv for use in the bispecificantibody formats of the invention; and for modulated binding affinity tomitigate target-mediated drug disposition (TMDD) and to tune theefficacy, potency, and/or selectivity of the bispecific antibodies.

1. Round 1 Engineering

In a first round of engineering, variants of TBRII-A were engineered byintroducing single or double mutations into the variable heavy region(VH) and the variable light region (VL) to generate 106 VH variants and61 VL variants (sequences for which are depicted in SEQ ID NOs:1325-1430TBRII-A_H1.2−TBRII-A_H1.107 and in SEQ ID NOs:1607-1667 asTBRII-A_L1.1−TBRII-A_L1.61).

His-tagged Fab domains, His-tagged scFvs, and TGFßRII bispecificantibodies (sequences depicted in FIGS. 24-26 and 64-66) comprising thevariant VHs and variant VLs were produced and investigated as describedbelow.

a. Stability of Variants

Stability of scFvs, Fabs, and bispecific antibodies comprising thevariant VHs or VLs were evaluated using Differential ScanningFluorimetry (DSF). DSF experiments were performed using a Bio-Rad CFXConnect Real-Time PCR Detection System. Proteins were mixed with SYPROOrange fluorescent dye and diluted to 0.2 mg/mL in PBS. The finalconcentration of SYPRO Orange was 10×. After an initial 10 minuteincubation period at 25° C., proteins were heated from 25 to 95° C.using a heating rate of 1° C./min. A fluorescence measurement was takenevery 30 sec. Melting temperatures (Tm) were calculated using theinstrument software. The stability results are depicted in FIGS. 42 and43. Collectively, the data show that a number of point mutations wereidentified which enabled increased stability, in the context of Fabs butalso more relevantly in the context of scFvs.

b. Binding Affinity of Variants

In a first experiment, binding affinity of the TBRII-A variantsformatted as His-tagged Fabs for TGFßRII was screened using Octet, aBioLayer Interferometry (BLI)-based method. Experimental steps for Octetgenerally include the following: Immobilization (capture of ligand to abiosensor); Association (dipping of ligand-coated biosensors into wellscontaining the analyte); and Dissociation (returning of biosensors towell containing buffer). The resulting apparent dissociation constant(K_(D)), association rate (ka), dissociation rate (kd), as well assensorgram response are depicted in FIG. 44.

In further experiments, binding affinity of select TBRII-A variantsformatted as αTGFßRII×αPD1 or αTGFßRII×αRSV bsAbs for human TGFßRII (aswell as for cynomolgus TGFßRII, as similar binding to cynomolgus antigenis useful for ease of clinical development) was screened using Octet asgenerally described above. The resulting apparent dissociation constant(KD), association rate (ka), dissociation rate (kd), as well assensorgram response are depicted in FIGS. 45-48.

Collectively, the data show that a number of point mutations wereidentified which resulted in modulated binding affinity for TGFßRII,both in the context of Fabs but also more relevantly in the context ofbispecific antibodies.

2. Reduced Affinity TGFßRII Binding Reduces the Potency of αTGFßRII×αPD1Bispecific Antibodies

The effect of reduced affinity TGFßRII binding was investigated using apSMAD2/3 assay as generally described above. PBMCs were first activatedby seeding on 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours, then serum deprived for16 hours (0.1% FBS). The PBMCs were then incubated with test articlesfor 30 minutes at room temperature followed by incubation with testarticles+1 ng/ml TGFß1 for 30 minutes at 37° C. Following incubation,intracellular phospho-flow cytometry was performed to measurephosphorylated SMAD2/3 (pSMAD2/3). The data depicted in FIGS. 49-50 showthat potency of the bispecific antibodies correlates with their TGFßRIIbinding affinity with tighter affinity correlating with strongerblockade.

3. Further Engineering

In further rounds of engineering, additional VH variants and VL variantswere engineered by combining substitutions identified in Example 5A asfavorably enhancing stability (i.e. those that enable T_(m)>60° C.) ormodulating binding affinity with an aim to identify variants having aT_(m)>70° C. (vs. initial T_(m) of 60° C.) while matching the affinityof the ladder identified in Round 1 Engineering (i.e. tighter affinityvariants for more potent activity as well as weaker affinity variantsaimed to reduce TMDD). Additionally, substitutions were explored toremove a possible VH oxidation site at Met109 (109L, T, V; Met98 inKabat numbering), a possible VH deamidation motif NS Asn31Ser32 (31E, S,T, Q; 32A; *note: Asn31Ser32 in Kabat numbering), and a possible VLoxidation site Trp100 (100Y; Trp94 in Kabat numbering). The variant VHswere combined with WT VL and the variant VLs were combined with WT VHand formatted as His-tagged Fab domains and His-tagged scFvsto screenfor stability and affinity. Notably, a core of E60G/S81N/P101A (as inH1.201 and H1.212; *note: E55G/S76N/P93A in Kabat numbering) wasdetermined to provide minimal loss of affinity while providing highstability (T_(m)>70° C.); and are notably reversions to VH4-39 germline(which is expected to provide an additional benefit of reducingimmunogenic potential). As described above, H1.201 further includesM109L (M98L in Kabat) and H1.212 further includes M109T (M98T in Kabat)to remove a potential oxidation site; and H1.201 further includes S32A(same in Kabat) while H1.212 further includes N31S (same in Kabat) toremove a deamidation motif. H1.212 further includes G37S (G35bS inKabat) which was identified in Round 1 Engineering to enhance stabilitywhile decreasing TGFßRII binding affinity.

Affinity of illustrative such variants for TGFßRII were investigated invarious contexts (e.g. in the context of αTGFßRII×αPD1 or αTGFßRII×αCD5)are depicted in FIGS. 51-53. In vitro activity of αTGFßRII×αPD1 bsAbscomprising illustrative such variants were investigated in SMAD2phosphorylation assays using 1 ng/mL TGFß, data for which are depictedin FIG. 54. Consistent with the results from Round 1 Engineering, agradient of affinity enabled a gradient of blockade potencies.

Additional engineering via the introduction of histidine substitutionswas performed to generate pH-dependent variants. Weaker binding at lowpH may allow for dissociation within the endosome after internalizationand subsequent recycling to the cell surface by FcRn, thus lesseningTMDD and improving pharmacokinetics. Alternatively, stronger binding atlow pH may allow for selective binding and function in tumormicroenvironments, which are often acidic.

Collectively, the further engineering generated an additional 175 VHvariants and 36 VL variants (sequences for which are depicted in SEQ IDNOs: 1431-1605 as H1.108-H1.282 and in SEQ ID NOs: 1668-1703 asL1.62-L1.97).

4. VL-VH Swap

Another avenue explored was swapping the VH-VL orientation for theαTGFßR2 arm as in XENP35186. In the data shown in FIG. 55, it was foundthat bsAb having a VLVH scFv was ˜2 fold less potent than bsAb having aVHVL scFv in inducing pSMAD2. It should be noted that this observationis consistent even in other contexts such as αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs asdepicted in FIG. 77.

F. Example 6: Engineering bsAbs by Modulating PD1 Binding Affinity

In addition to modulating affinity of the TGFßRII binding domain,modulating affinity of the PD-1 binding domain was also explored. Inparticular, the aim was to restore potency through the PD1 bindingdomain to compensate for reduced binding affinity of the TGFßRII bindingdomain. In the data shown in FIG. 56, it was found that bsAb havingtightest PD-1 affinity was able increase blocking capacity by ˜3 fold inCD8 T cells.

G. Example 7: Targeting TGFßRII Blockade Via CD5 Receptor

As described above, PD-1 is upregulated on TILs and so theanti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAbs of the invention are selective for PD1-highTILs, and in particular, selective for activated T cells overunactivated T cells. However, it may also be useful in certain contextsto target broader T cell populations.

1. CD5 is Highly Expressed on Activated and Unactivated T Cells

CD5 has been reported as a highly expressed pan-T cell marker that islow or absent on most other immune cells. To confirm, CD5 expressionlevel on numerous subsets of lymphocytes were analyzed (data depicted inFIGS. 58 and 59). The analysis found that CD5 levels are ˜10-30-foldgreater than PD1 levels on T cell subsets in unstimulated PBMCs and−4-7-folder greater than PD1 levels on T cell subsets in stimulatedPBMCs (it should be noted that the ABC for PD1 was in the 10,000s rangewhereas the ABC for CD5 was in the 100,000s range). The observedexpression profile of CD5 suggests that CD5 may be suitable fortargeting the TGFßRII bispecific antibodies of the invention.

Additionally, in data not shown, it was found that TGFßRII bispecificantibodies internalize via TGFßRII and concomitantly inducesinternalization of the targeting receptor. Internalization of lowerexpressed targeting receptors may abrogate the ability of the targetedTGFßRII bispecific antibodies to bind their target cells. Targeting ahighly expressed receptor such as CD5 may overcome this effect.

2. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-CD5 Bispecific Antibodies

a. CD5 Binding Domains

Sequences for illustrative CD5 binding domains which may find use in theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bispecific antibodies of the invention aredepicted in FIGS. 61-63, FIG. 88, and SEQ ID NOs: 1-114, 1704-1757,2137-2194, and 2355-2368.

b. Engineering Prototype Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-CD5 bsAbs

As described above, various formats for the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbsof the invention were conceived and generated including bsAbs in the 1+1Fab-scFv-Fc format (as depicted schematically in FIG. 14A; illustrativesequences for which are depicted in FIG. 62). Additional formats for theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of the invention were also conceived to tunethe efficacy, potency, and/or selectivity of the bsAbs, including highervalency formats as depicted schematically in FIG. 15. Sequences forillustrative anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs in these various formats aredepicted in FIGS. 64-66.

c. Cynomolgus CD5 Cross-Reactive Binding Domains

For ease of clinical development, it is useful to investigate variousparameters of the targeted TGFßRII bsAbs such as pharmacodynamics,pharmacodynamics, and toxicity in cynomolgus monkeys.

A first CD5 mAb previously described in U.S. App. No. 2008/0254027 as5D7 (sequences depicted in FIG. 61 as a bivalent mAb) showed promise asit bound both unstimulated human PBMCs and cynomolgus PBMCs (see FIG.67). However, in the context of a bispecific antibody, the CD5 bindingdomain would only be able to monovalently engage CD5 receptors.Accordingly, the binding of several prototype anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5bsAbs having different CD5 binding domains to human and cynomolgus PBMCswas investigated.

First, the binding affinity of the bispecific antibodies for human andcynomolgus CD5 antigen were determined using Octet as generallydescribed above. In particular, His-tagged human and cynomolgus CD5antigen were captured using HIS1K sensors and dipped into multipleconcentrations of the bispecific antibodies. The resulting dissociationconstant (KD) are depicted in FIG. 68.

Next, cell binding of the bispecific antibodies were investigated.Unstimulated PBMCs were incubated with the indicated dose of bispecificantibodies for 1 hour on ice and washed. Next, the PBMCs were stainedwith goat anti-human Fc secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa647 (toassess binding of the bispecific antibodies) and antibodies against cellsurface antigens (to define T cell populations) for 40 minutes on ice.Finally, the cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. As depicted in FIG.69, it was found that while XENP35399 (a bsAb having a CD5-targeting armbased on 5D7; sequences depicted in FIG. 64) maintained binding to humanPBMCs, binding to cynomolgus PBMCs was lost. On the other hand, the dataas depicted in FIGS. 70-71 show that bsAbs based on Cd5-A and Cd5-B(variable region and CDR sequences depicted in FIGS. 62 and 63;sequences depicted in FIG. 64 as anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs XENP37558and XENP37388) maintained binding to both human and cynomolgus PBMCs.

3. Anti-TGFßRII×Anti-CD5 bsAbs Selectively Inhibit pSMAD Induction in aBroader T Cell Population

Using the pSMAD2/3 assay described above, the biological activity of theprototype anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 antibodies were investigated andcompared with anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV controls and anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1bsAbs. In experiments utilizing unactivated PBMCs, PBMCs were thawed andrecovered overnight for 24 hours, then serum deprived for 16 hours (in0.1% FBS). In experiments utilizing activated PBMCs, PBMCs wereactivated by seeding on 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD3 for 48 hours, then serumdeprived for 16 hours (in 0.1% FBS). In both types of experiments,following serum deprivation, PBMCs were incubated with the test articlesat indicated concentrations for 30 minutes at room temperature followedby incubation with the test articles+1 ng/ml TGFß1 for 30 minutes at 37°C. Following incubation, intracellular phospho-flow cytometry wasperformed to measure phosphorylated SMAD2/3 phosphorylation followingincubation with the bsAbs. Data are depicted in FIGS. 72-75.

Consistent with the above, the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs havinganti-TGFßRII arms based on TBRII-A show superior blocking ofTGFß1-induced SMAD2/3 phosphorylation on activated CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cellscompared to corresponding control anti-TGFßRII×anti-RSV bsAbs indicatingthat the PD-1-targeting enhances the blocking activity. Notably, theanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs demonstrated further enhanced blockingactivity in comparison to the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD1 bsAbs. Additionally,the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs demonstrated enhanced blocking activityon both activated PBMCs and unactivated PBMCs. Finally, it was notedthat both the anti-TGFßRII×anti-PD-1 bsAb and the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5bsAb demonstrated little to no blocking activity on B cells and NK cells(CD5 and PD1 low/negative) except at very high concentrations.

4. Reducing Affinity TGFßRII and CD5 Binding Reduces the Potency ofαTGFßRII×αCD5 Bispecific Antibodies

In another experiment, the biological activity of the additionalanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 antibodies having alternative cynomolguscross-reactive CD5-targeting arms as well as antibodies having reducedaffinity TGFßRII binding were investigated. The experiment was performedas described above using activated PBMCs except using incubation with 10ng/ml TGFß1.

The data as depicted in FIG. 76 show that the bsAbs based on anti-CD5clone Cd5-A and Cd5-B also demonstrate blocking activity. Notably,XENP37385 which has a lower affinity CD5-targeting arm than XENP35399and XENP37388 demonstrated weaker potency in blocking activity.Additionally, XENP36132 and XENP37401 which both have reduced TGFßRIIbinding also demonstrated weaker potency in blocking activity. Further,the data show that the αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs block TGFß more potently thanthe αTGFßRII×αPD1 bsAbs and suggest that reduced potency resulting fromreduction of TGFßRII binding affinity to mitigate TMDD can be restoredby targeting more broadly expressed T cell markers such as CD5.

Additional αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs were generated using thestability/affinity optimized variants identified in Example 5C. In vitroactivity of αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs comprising illustrative such variantswere investigated in SMAD2 phosphorylation assays using 10 ng/mL TGFß,data for which are depicted in FIG. 77. Consistent with the resultsabove, a gradient of affinity enabled a gradient of blockade potencies,including high potency variants including TBRII-A_H1.201_L1, and midpotency variants including TBRII-A_H1.212_L1.

5. Humanization CD5 Binding Domains

Murine Cd5-A and Cd5-B binding domains were humanized using stringcontent optimization (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,380, issued Feb. 2,2010), respectively depicted as Cd5-A_H1L1 and Cd5-B_H1L1. αTGFßRII×αCD5bsAbs based on these humanized binders were generated and investigatedin SMAD2 phosphorylation assay as described above. Data are depicted inFIGS. 78 and 79. The data as depicted in FIG. 79 surprisingly show thathumanization impairs Cd5-B capacity to block TGFß1-induced pSMAD butimproves Cd5-A.

Binding of the murine, H1L1 humanized, and half-humanized (i.e.humanized VH+murine VL−H1L0 and murine VH+humanized VL−H0L1) Cd5-B Fvswere investigated in Octet, sensorgram depicted in FIG. 80. The datashow that H1L1 and H1L0 had impaired binding in comparison to H0L0 andH0L1, indicating that humanization of the VH impaired CD5 bindingaffinity. As demonstrated in Example 6 and Example 7D, modulating thebinding affinity of the targeting arm can tune blocking potency of theαTGFßRII bispecifics. Accordingly, further humanized variants of Cd5-BVH were engineered with the aim to restore binding affinity. Suchsequences are depicted as SEQ ID NOs: XX-YY, and illustrative variantsH2L1 (2 nM for human TGFßRII; 0.3 nM for cyno TGFßRII), H1.23_L1 (4 nMfor human TGFßRII; 3 nM for cyno TGFßRII), and H1.36_L1 (4 nM for humanTGFßRII; 2 nM for cyno TGFßRII) are depicted in FIG. 63.

6. Anti-TGFßII×Anti-CD5 bsAbs are Active In Vivo and Combine with PD-1Blockade

As above, the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs were evaluated in aGraft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) model conducted in NSG (NOD-SCID-gamma)immunodeficient mice. NSG mice were engrafted with 10×10⁶ human PBMCsvia IV-OSP on Day −1 and dosed intraperitoneally with XENP16432 (abivalent anti-PD1 mAb based on nivolumab with PVA_S267K; a checkpointinhibitor which enhances GVHD by de-repressing the engrafted human Tcells), anti-TGFßRII mAb XENP28297 (clone TBRII-A_H1.1_L1), prototypeanti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 mAb XENP35399 alone or in combination withXENP16432, and TGFßRII affinity-reduced anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 mAbXENP36132 alone or in combination with XENP16432 on Days 0, 8, and 16.Body weights were assessed twice per week as an indicator of GVHD(change in body weight as a percentage of initial body weight depictedin FIG. 81). The data show that both XENP35399 and XENP36132 enhancedGVHD in comparison to PD-1 blockade alone or TGFßRII blockade alone.Notably, adding PD-1 blockade to the anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs of theinvention further enhances GHVD indicating productive combination withPD-1 blockade. In another GVHD study, anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbs havingCd5-A and Cd5-B binding domains were investigated. The data as depictedin FIG. 82 show that each of the additional bsAbs were active incomparison to PBS control and combined productively with PD-1 blockade.

In a mouse tumor model, activity of anti-TGFßRII×anti-CD5 bsAbsXENP40323 and XENP39131 having humanized (affinity-fixed) Cd5-B bindingdomain and stability/affinity-optimized TGFßRII binding domain(respectively high potency H1.201_L1 or mid-potency H1.212_L1) bindingdomains were investigated. On Day −16, NSG-DKO mice (n=10) wereinoculated intradermally with 5×10⁶ pp65-MDA-MB231 cancer cells. On Day0, mice were intraperitoneally engrafted with 5×10⁶ huPBMCs. Mice weredosed with indicated test articles at indicated concentrations on Days0, 7, and 14. Blood was drawn over time to investigate lymphocyteexpansion and tumor size was measured by caliper. The data as depictedin FIGS. 83-84 show that the bsAbs as single agent enhance lymphocyteexpansion over PBS control (2-3 fold expansion of CD45 cell counts byDay 14; 4 fold expansion of CD4 cell count by Day 14; 3 fold expansionof CD8 cell count by Day 14). Combination with PD-1 blockade enhancedCD4 cell expansion 6-7 fold over PBS control by Day 14. Notably,combination with PD-1 blockade enables earlier (Day 7) enhancedlymphocyte expansion in comparison to PD-1 blockade alone. By Day 21 (asdepicted in FIG. 90), both XENP40323 and XENP39131 in combination withPD-1 blockade significantly enhanced CD8 expansion over PD-1 blockadealone. Further, the data as depicted in FIG. 85 show that that bsAbs assingle agent significantly enhance anti-tumor activity over PBS controlby Day 15. Notably, by Day 22, XENP40323 in combination with PD-1blockade significantly enhanced anti-tumor activity over PD-1 blockadealone; and by Day 27, XENP39131 in combination with PD-1 blockade alsoenhanced anti-tumor activity over PD-1 blockade alone. IFNγ levels inserum was also assessed (as depicted in FIG. 91), and it was found thatby Day 7, both XENP40323 having higher affinity TGFßRII binding domain(TBRII-A_H1.201_L1) and XENP39131 having lower affinity TGFßRII bindingdomain (TBRII-A_H1.212_L1) enhanced IFNγ secretion over PBS control;further, both bsAbs in combination with PD-1 blockade enhanced IFNγsecretion over PD-1 blockade alone. Additional findings (data not shown)are that the αTGFßRII×αCD5 bsAbs show selective TGFßRII and CD5occupancy on T cells, upregulation of CD69, CD25, PD1, and NKG2D in Tcells (association with T cell activation), and increased KLRG1 levelswhich is consistent with TGFß blockade.

1. A heterodimeric antibody comprising: a) a first monomer comprising:i) a scFv comprising a first variable heavy domain, an scFv linker and afirst variable light domain; and ii) a first Fc domain, wherein the scFvis covalently attached to the N-terminus of the first Fc domain using adomain linker; b) a second monomer comprising, from N-terminus toC-terminus, a VH1-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3, wherein VH is a first variableheavy domain and CH2-CH3 is a second Fc domain; and c) a light chaincomprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, VL1-CL, wherein VL1 is avariable light domain and CL is a constant light domain, wherein the VH1and the VL1 together form a first antigen binding domain (ABD) andwherein the scFv comprises a second VH domain (VH2), a scFv linker, anda second VL domain (VL2), wherein the VH2 and the VL2 together form asecond ABD, wherein one of the first ABD and second ABD is a TGFßRIIbinding domain and the other of the first ABD and second ABD is a CD5binding domain, wherein the TGFßRII binding domain comprises a variableheavy domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ IDNO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ ID NO:1859, SEQ ID NO:1863,SEQ ID NO:1871, SEQ ID NO:1875, SEQ ID NOs:1323-1605, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQID NO:533, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ ID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:562,SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ IDNO:998, SEQ ID NO:1002, SEQ ID NO:1006, SEQ ID NO:1010, SEQ ID NO:1014,SEQ ID NO:1018, SEQ ID NO:1022, SEQ ID NO: 1026, SEQ ID NO: 1030, SEQ IDNO:1034, SEQ ID NO:1038, SEQ ID NO:1042, SEQ ID NO:1046, SEQ ID NO:1050,SEQ ID NO:1054, SEQ ID NO:1058, SEQ ID NO:1062, SEQ ID NO:1066, SEQ IDNO:1070, SEQ ID NO:1074, SEQ ID NO: 1078, SEQ ID NO: 1082, SEQ IDNO:1086, SEQ ID NO:1090, SEQ ID NO:1094, SEQ ID NO:1098, NO:1102, SEQ IDNO:1106, SEQ ID NO:1110, SEQ ID NO:1114, SEQ ID NO:1118, SEQ ID NO:1122,SEQ ID NO: 1126, SEQ ID NO: 1130, SEQ ID NO:1134, SEQ ID NO:1138, SEQ IDNO:1142, SEQ ID NO:1146, SEQ ID NO:1150, SEQ ID NO:1154, SEQ ID NO:1158,SEQ ID NO:1162, SEQ ID NO:1166, SEQ ID NO:1170, SEQ ID NO:1174, SEQ IDNO: 1178, SEQ ID NO: 1182, SEQ ID NO:1186, SEQ ID NO:1190, SEQ IDNO:1194, SEQ ID NO:1198, NO:1202, SEQ ID NO:1206, SEQ ID NO:1210, SEQ IDNO:1214, SEQ ID NO:1218, SEQ ID NO:1222, SEQ ID NO: 1226, SEQ ID NO:1230, SEQ ID NO:1234, SEQ ID NO:1238, SEQ ID NO:1242, SEQ ID NO:1246,SEQ ID NO:1250, SEQ ID NO:1254, SEQ ID NO:1258, SEQ ID NO:1262, SEQ IDNO:1266, SEQ ID NO:1270, SEQ ID NO:1274, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO:1282, SEQ ID NO:1286, SEQ ID NO:1290, SEQ ID NO:1294, SEQ ID NO:1298,SEQ ID NO:1302, SEQ ID NO:1306, and SEQ ID NO:1310, and a variable lightdomain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1867, SEQ IDNO:1879, SEQ ID NO:1606-1703, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:537, SEQ IDNO:545, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:1314, SEQ ID NO:1315, and SEQ ID NO:1319, andwherein the CD5 binding domain comprises a variable heavy domainselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ ID NO:2147,SEQ ID NO:2155, VH: SEQ ID NO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQID NO:2183, SEQ ID NO:s1704-1754, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ IDNO:17, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ IDNO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ IDNO:55, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ IDNO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ IDNO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ IDNO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ IDNO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ IDNO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 113, and SEQ IDNO:2137, and a variable light domain selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2151, SEQ ID NO:2159, SEQ ID NO:2167, SEQID NO:2191, SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ IDNO:21, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ IDNO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ IDNO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ IDNO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ IDNO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ IDNO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ IDNO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ IDNO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:114, andSEQ ID NO:2141. 2.-19. (canceled)
 20. A heterodimeric antibodycomprising: a) a first monomer comprising: i) a scFv comprising a firstvariable heavy domain, an scFv linker and a first variable light domain;and ii) a first Fc domain, wherein the scFv is covalently attached tothe N-terminus of the first Fc domain using a domain linker; b) a secondmonomer comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, aVH1-CH1-hinge-CH2-CH3, wherein VH is a first variable heavy domain andCH2-CH3 is a second Fc domain; and c) a light chain comprising, fromN-terminus to C-terminus, VL1-CL, wherein VL1 is a variable light domainand CL is a constant light domain, wherein the VH1 and the VL1 togetherform a first antigen binding domain (ABD) and wherein the scFv comprisesa second VH domain (VH2), a scFv linker, and a second VL domain (VL2),wherein the VH2 and the VL2 together form a second ABD, wherein one ofthe first ABD and second ABD is a TGFßRII binding domain and the otherof the first ABD and second ABD is a PD-1 binding domain, wherein theTGFßRII binding domain comprises a variable heavy domain selected fromthe group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQ ID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ IDNO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, 1859, 1863, 1871, 1875, and 1323-1605, and avariable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNOs:1867, 1879, and 1606-1703, and wherein the PD-1 binding domaincomprises a variable heavy domain selected from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:959, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ IDNO:495, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:943, SEQ ID NO:947, SEQID NO:951, SEQ ID NO:955, SEQ ID NO:963, SEQ ID NO:967, and SEQ IDNO:971, SEQ ID NO:115, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:171, SEQ ID NO:179,SEQ ID NO:187, SEQ ID NO:195, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ IDNO:219, SEQ ID NO:227, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:267, SEQ ID NO:275, SEQ ID NO:283, SEQ ID NO:291,SEQ ID NO:299, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ IDNO:331, SEQ ID NO:339, SEQ ID NO:347, SEQ ID NO:355, SEQ ID NO:363, SEQID NO:371, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:403,SEQ ID NO:411, SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ IDNO:443, SEQ ID NO:451, SEQ ID NO:459, SEQ ID NO:467, and SEQ ID NO:475,and a variable light domain selected from the group consisting of: SEQID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:987,SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ IDNO:521, SEQ ID NO:119, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:175, SEQ ID NO:183,SEQ ID NO:191, SEQ ID NO:198, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ IDNO:223, SEQ ID NO:231, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQID NO:263, SEQ ID NO:271, SEQ ID NO:279, SEQ ID NO:287, SEQ ID NO:295,SEQ ID NO:303, SEQ ID NO:311, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ IDNO:335, SEQ ID NO:343, SEQ ID NO:351, SEQ ID NO:359, SEQ ID NO:367, SEQID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:407,SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ ID NO:431, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ IDNO:447, SEQ ID NO:455, SEQ ID NO:463, SEQ ID NO:471, and SEQ ID NO:479.21.-34. (canceled)
 35. A nucleic acid composition comprising: a) a firstnucleic acid encoding the first monomer to claim 1; b) a second nucleicacid encoding the second monomer to claim 1; and c) a third nucleic acidencoding the light chain to claim 1, respectively.
 36. An expressionvector composition comprising: a) a first expression vector comprisingthe first nucleic acid of claim 35; b) a second expression vectorcomprising the second nucleic acid of claim 35; and c) a thirdexpression vector comprising the third nucleic acid of claim 35;respectively.
 37. A host cell comprising the expression vectorcomposition of claim
 36. 38. (canceled)
 39. (canceled)
 40. A compositioncomprising a TGFßRII binding domain comprising: a) a variable heavydomain with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:2389, SEQ ID NO:2393, SEQ ID NO:2369, SEQ ID NO:2373, SEQID NO:2377, SEQ ID NO:2381, SEQ ID NO:2385, SEQ ID NO:2397, SEQ IDNO:1859, SEQ ID NOs:1859, 1863, 1323-1605; and b) variable light domainwith an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQID NOs:1867, and 1606-1703.
 41. (canceled)
 42. A composition comprisinga CD5 binding domain comprising: a) a variable heavy domain with anamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:2155 and SEQ ID NO:2147; and b) variable light domain with an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2159 andSEQ ID NO:2151.
 43. (canceled)
 44. A composition comprising a CD5binding domain comprising: a) a variable heavy domain with an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2187, SEQ IDNO:2163, SEQ ID NO:2171, SEQ ID NO:2179, SEQ ID NO:2183, and SEQ IDNO:s1704-1754; and b) variable light domain with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:2175, SEQ ID NO:2167,SEQ ID NO:2191, and SEQ ID NOs:1755-1757. 45.-59. (canceled)